Little Groove Moss

Aulacomnium androgynum

(Hedw.) Schwägr. Species

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Botanical name
Aulacomnium androgynum
Also known as
Bud-Headed Groove-Moss, Drumsticks, Little Groove Moss
Family
Aulacomniaceae
Genus
Aulacomnium
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Little Groove Moss

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Aulacomnium androgynum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Aulacomnium androgynum var. exile Bryum androgynum Fusiconia androgyna Gymnocephalus androgynus Gymnocybe androgyna Hypnum androgynum Mnium androgynum Orthopyxis androgyna

Others in Aulacomnium

Aulacomnium acuminatum
Aulacomnium arenopaludosum
Aulacomnium heterostichum
Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-Moss
Aulacomnium turgidum
Mountain Groove Moss

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