Stairstep Moss

Hylocomium splendens

(Hedw.) Schimp. Species

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Botanical name
Hylocomium splendens
Also known as
Glittering Wood-Moss, Splendid Feather Moss, Stairstep Moss
Family
Hylocomiaceae
Genus
Hylocomium
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Stairstep Moss

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Other names for this plant

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

Amblystegium alaskanum Hylocomium alaskanum Hylocomium proliferum Hylocomium proliferum f. alpinum Hylocomium proliferum var. alaskanum Hylocomium proliferum var. alpinum Hylocomium proliferum var. alpinum Hylocomium proliferum var. obtusifolium Hylocomium splendens f. affine Hylocomium splendens f. alaskanum Hylocomium splendens f. alpinum Hylocomium splendens f. fallax Hylocomium splendens f. gracilius Hylocomium splendens f. obtusifolium Hylocomium splendens f. paludosum Hylocomium splendens subsp. alaskanum Hylocomium splendens subsp. giganteum Hylocomium splendens var. affine Hylocomium splendens var. alaskanum Hylocomium splendens var. alpinum Hylocomium splendens var. brevisetum Hylocomium splendens var. compactum Hylocomium splendens var. fallax Hylocomium splendens var. gracilius Hylocomium splendens var. obtusifolium Hylocomium splendens var. paludosum Hylocomium splendens var. remotifolium Hylocomium splendens var. splendens Hylocomium squarrosum var. gracilius Hypnum alaskanum Hypnum parietinum Hypnum proliferum Hypnum proliferum var. brevisetum Hypnum proliferum var. obtusifolium Hypnum splendens Hypnum splendens var. brevisetum Hypnum splendens var. compactum Hypnum splendens var. gracilius Hypnum splendens var. interruptum Pleurozium splendens Thuidium splendens

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