Threeranked Humpmoss

Meesia triquetra

(L. ex Jolycl.) Ångstr. Species

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Botanical name
Meesia triquetra
Also known as
Three-Angled Thread Moss, Three-Ranked Hump-Moss, Threeranked Humpmoss
Family
Meesiaceae
Genus
Meesia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Threeranked Humpmoss

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Other names for this plant

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

Bryum triquetrum Dichodontium pellucidum var. lamyi Meesia trifaria Meesia trifaria f. crassifolia Meesia trifaria f. gigantea Meesia trifaria f. timmioides Meesia triquetra f. crassifolia Meesia triquetra f. gigantea Meesia triquetra var. gigantea Meesia triquetra var. timmioides Meesia tristicha var. gigantea Meesia tristicha var. purpusii Meesia tristicha var. timmioides Meesia tschuctschica Mnium triquetrum

Others in Meesia

Meesia minor
Meesia hexasticha
Triangular-Leaved Thread Moss
Meesia minutissima
Meesia ulei
Meesia uliginosa
Broadnerved Humpmoss
Meesia longiseta

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