Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe.[1][2][3] It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Leucobryaceae |
| Genus: | Leucobryum |
| Species: | L. glaucum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.
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References
edit- ^ "Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Leucobryum glaucum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Rice, S. K., and N. Schneider. 2004. Cushion size, surface roughness, and the control of water balance and carbon flux in the cushion moss Leucobryum glaucum (Leucobryaceae). American Journal of Botany 91(8): 1164–1172. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.8.1164
- ^ Buljubasic, A., V. Stuhli, A. Dozic, M. Zohorovic, and A. Odobasic. 2022. Leucobryum glauculum moss as a biosorbent for removal of water hardness. Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials 3(22): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.57131/jstm.2022.3.2
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