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Kindbergia praelonga

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Species of moss

Kindbergia praelonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Genus: Kindbergia
Species: K. praelonga
Binomial name
Kindbergia praelonga
(Hedw.) Ochyra
Synonyms
  • Eurhynchium serricuspis Müll.Hal.
  • Kindbergia praelonga var. praelonga
  • Pancovia praelonga (Hedw.) J.Kickx f.
  • Stokesiella praelonga (Hedw.) H.Rob.

Kindbergia praelonga, known as common feather-moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. It is a medium to large size moss with pinnate leaves. The species is of interest for having properties that may be beneficial for human health.

The species is found worldwide in moist to wet habitats. It is one of the most common mosses in lowland Great Britain.

Eurhynchium praelongum var. stokesii and Kindbergia brittoniae were formerly classified within this species.

References

  1. "Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kindbergia praelonga in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  3. Evans, Paul (23 January 2020). "Country diary: the quiet miracle of the common feather-moss". the Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. "Kindbergia praelonga" (PDF). British Biological Society. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Kindbergia praelonga


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