Common white moss
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Leucobryum glaucum |
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Leucobryum glaucum | ||||||||||||
( Hedw. ) Ångstr. |
The common white moss ( Leucobryum glaucum ), also known as real white moss , regionally also called Ordenskissenmoos , is a moss from the Leucobryaceae family , which forms light green cushions when wet and whitish when dry. It is one of the few mosses that is used for decorative purposes.
features
The stems of the white moss usually reach around 10 cm in height, but can also be up to 20 cm high. They form compact, round cushions that are around 10 to 20 cm wide, which in turn can form lawns. The leaflets, which are densely placed on the stem, stand upright or are slightly one-sided. They are 5 to 12 mm long, with entire margins, lanceolate in shape and rolled up in an almost tubular shape at the tip of the leaflet. At the bottom they are egg-shaped. The base of the leaflet is lined with light and elongated cells, while the rest of the leaflet has almost rectangular cells. The leaflet rib is very broad and consists of three to 8 layers of chlorocytes and hyalocytes . The purple seta has inclined, curved capsules that have 16 peristomal teeth and are two-legged up to the middle. Spore capsules are very rarely formed. The vegetative distribution takes place through breaking "break leaves".
Distribution and location
The moss is common in Europe . It is also found in Asia , North and Central America . It grows on acidic, at least temporarily wet, lime-free sites, in particular on raw humus in coniferous and coniferous forests, as well as in bogs and also on silicate rock . It can also be found on deadwood and peat .
use
The common white moss is one of the few mosses that are of economic importance. Its upholstery is sometimes used for decorative purposes, for example as jewelry in Christmas cribs or in model landscapes, and in floristry as "white pillows" for flower arrangements.
etymology
The name goes back to Hampe 1837, from the Greek leucos "white" and bryon "moss".
Others
The common white moss was named Moss of the Year 2009 by the Bryological-Lichenological Working Group for Central Europe (BLAM).
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
- Volkmar Wirth , Ruprecht Düll : Color Atlas of Lichen and Moss. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3517-5 .