genus

Goose Neck Moss

Rhytidiadelphus

Field notes

Rhytidiadelphus is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae.

The genus was first described by Karl Gustav Limpricht in 1906.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

Rhytidiadelphus japonicus T. Koponen, 1971

Rhytidiadelphus loreus Warnstorf, 1906

Rhytidiadelphus printzii Kaalaas, 1919

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Warnstorf, 1906

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus Warnstorf, 1906

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Range

United States

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

Top native goose neck moss All

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