Seligeria trifaria
Chalk Bristle Moss
Seligeria calcarea
(Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. Species
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- Botanical name
- Seligeria calcarea
- Also known as
- Chalk Bristle Moss, Chalk Rock-Bristle, Small Limestone Moss
- Family
- Seligeriaceae
- Genus
- Seligeria
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chalk Bristle Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Seligeria calcarea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bryum brevissimum
Bryum calcareum
Grimmia calcarea
Seligeria calcarea subsp. crassinervis
Seligeria crassinervis
Weissia calcarea
Others in Seligeria
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