Leucobryum glaucum

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.^[1][2][3] It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions.^[4][5]

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.) Ångstr.
Synonyms
Dicranum glaucum Hedw. Glaucodipsis frigida K.F. Schimp.