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genus

Smoothcap Mosses

Atrichum

Includes
7 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Atrichum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.

The genus was first described by Palisot de Beauvois.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

Atrichum angustatum

Atrichum crispum

Atrichum flavisetum

Atrichum tenellum

Atrichum undulatum

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Children

  • Catherine's Moss native
  • Lesser Smoothcap native
  • Selwyn's Smoothcap native
  • Wavy Starburst Moss native
  • Long Smoothcap
  • Crispate Smoothcap native
  • Strongly Crispate Smoothcap native
  • Slender Smoothcap
  • Atrichum flavisetum
  • Cylindrical Atrichum Moss native
  • Oersted's Atrichum Moss

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native smoothcap mosses All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Lesser Smoothcap Atrichum angustatum
  • Catherine's Moss Atrichum undulatum
  • Selwyn's Smoothcap Atrichum selwynii
  • Wavy Starburst Moss Atrichum altecristatum
  • Crispate Smoothcap Atrichum crispum
  • Strongly Crispate Smoothcap Atrichum crispulum
  • Cylindrical Atrichum Moss Atrichum cylindricum

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