Leucobryum glaucum

Leucobryum glaucum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Leucobryaceae
Genus: Leucobryum
Species:
L. glaucum
Binomial name
Leucobryum glaucum
(Hedw.) Ã…ngstr.
Synonyms
  • Dicranum glaucum Hedw.
  • Glaucodipsis frigida K.F. Schimp.

Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pincushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe. It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions. Leucobryum glaucum reproduces through Apical growth, Fragmentation, and a form of sexual reproduction called Oogamy. This process requires moist conditions as the sperm can only travel through water