Maryland Biodiversity Project - Knothole Moss (Anacamptodon splachnoides)

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Knothole Moss Anacamptodon splachnoides (Froel. ex Brid.) Brid.

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Kingdom Plantae > Division Bryophyta > Class Bryopsida > Order Hypnales > Family Fabroniaceae > Genus Anacamptodon Knothole Moss - Anacamptodon splachnoides - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/10736

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Grows in seepage wounds in hardwood trees. It is especially common on American Beech. (R. Orr, pers. comm.)

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There are 9 records in the project database.

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Knothole Moss on American Beech in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2015). (Photo ID: 40139 - Psn: 30)

Knothole Moss on American Beech in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

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