Slender Starburst Moss
Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.
Slender Starburst Moss: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/10930
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Lesser Smoothcap 
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Atrichum angustatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Polytrichopsida
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Atrichum
Species:
A. angustatum
Binomial name
Atrichum angustatum
(Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.

Atrichum angustatum, commonly known as slender starburst moss,[1] is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.[2]

It is native to Eurasia and Northern America.[3] It is rare in Iceland, being found at only two locations; there, it is locally listed as a vulnerable species (VU).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Digital Atlas of Virginia Flora". Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Atrichum angustatum Bruch & W.P.Schimper, 1844". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.