Leucobryum glaucum
| Leucobryum glaucum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Leucobryaceae |
| Genus: | Leucobryum |
| Species: | L. glaucum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | |
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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.