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2. Cushion plant - Wikipedia

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   The compact growth form of cushion plants reduces air flow over the surface of the epidermis, reducing the rate of water loss. Additionally, many cushion plants have small and fleshy leaves which reduce the surface area of the plant, which reduces transpiration and conserves water. In alpine environments well above the tree line, cold is a ...

3. Silene acaulis - Wikipedia

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   Moss campion is a low, ground-hugging plant. It may seem densely matted and moss-like. [4] The dense cushions are up to a foot or more in diameter. The bright green leaves are narrow, arising from the base of the plant. The dead leaves from the previous season persist for years, and pink flowers are borne singly on short stalks that may be up ...

4. Leucobryum glaucum - Wikipedia

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   Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses 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.

5. Grimmia pulvinata - Wikipedia

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   Grimmia pulvinata, otherwise known as grey-cushioned grimmia [3] or pulvinate dry rock moss, [4] is a bryophyte moss common in temperate climates worldwide. Characteristics [ edit ]

6. International Moss Stock Center - Wikipedia

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   The International Moss Stock Center (IMSC) is a biorepository which is specialized in collecting, preserving and distributing moss plants of a high value of scientific research. The IMSC is located at the Faculty of Biology , Department of Plant Biotechnology, at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg , Germany.

7. Leucobryum albidum - Wikipedia

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   Leucobryum albidum (common name pincushion moss) is a species of moss with a wide distribution in the northern and southern hemispheres. This plant first appeared in scientific literature as Dicranum albidum in 1805 published by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois .