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Breutelia chrysocoma

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Breutelia chrysocoma
growing among rock scree in Ireland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bartramiales
Family: Bartramiaceae
Genus: Breutelia
Species:
B. chrysocoma
Binomial name
Breutelia chrysocoma
(Hedw.) Lindb.[2]

Breutelia chrysocoma, also known as the bottle brush moss[1] and the golden-head moss,[2] is a species of moss in the Bartramiaceae family. It is an attractive and conspicuous moss found most commonly in the north Atlantic, with strongholds in western Britain, Ireland and western Norway.[2] Other populations have been found across western and central Europe but far less common compared to the hyper-oceanic zone of northwest Europe. It is most commonly found on upland acidic grassland, especially near flushes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Breutelia chrysocoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T83659929A87792371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T83659929A87792371.en.
  2. ^ a b c "Breutelia chrysocoma (Hedw.) Lindb". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. ^ "Breutelia chrysocoma". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 2025-01-09.