Springy Turf-Moss

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

(Hedw.) Warnst. Species

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Botanical name
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Also known as
Springy Turf-Moss, Square Goose Neck Moss, Square Gooseneck Moss
Family
Hylocomiaceae
Genus
Rhytidiadelphus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Springy Turf-Moss

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Other names for this plant

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

Hylocomium squarrosum Hylocomium squarrosum f. robustum Hylocomium squarrosum var. bipinnatum Hylocomium squarrosum var. fastigiatum Hylocomium squarrosum var. minus Hylocomium squarrosum var. subsimplex Hypnum squarrosum Hypnum squarrosum var. minus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus f. aureofuscescens Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus f. bipinnatus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus f. fastigiatus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus f. robustus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus f. subsimplex Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus var. bipinnatus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus var. fastigiatus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus var. robustus Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus var. subsimplex Rhytidiastrum squarrosum

Others in Rhytidiadelphus

Rhytidiadelphus pacificus
Rhytidiadelphus japonicus var. japonicus
Rhytidiadelphus japonicus var. kamchaticus
Rhytidiadelphus japonicus
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Lanky Moss
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
Subpinnate Gooseneck Moss

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