Leucobryum glaucum

{{Short description|Species of haplolepideous mosses}}

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| taxon = Leucobryum glaucum

| authority = (Hedw.) Ångstr.

| synonyms = * Dicranum glaucum Hedw.

• Glaucodipsis frigida K.F. Schimp.

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-35130315|title=Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. — The Plant List|website=www.theplantlist.org|access-date=2020-01-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35130315|title=Tropicos {{!}} Name - !Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.|website=www.tropicos.org|access-date=2020-01-11}}{{ITIS|id=16846|taxon=Leucobryum glaucum|access-date=11 January 2020}} It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions.Rice, S. K., and N. Schneider. 2004. Cushion size, surface roughness, and the control of water balance and carbon flux in the cushion moss Leucobryum glaucum (Leucobryaceae). American Journal of Botany 91(8): 1164–1172. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.8.1164Buljubasic, A., V. Stuhli, A. Dozic, M. Zohorovic, and A. Odobasic. 2022. Leucobryum glauculum moss as a biosorbent for removal of water hardness. Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials 3(22): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.57131/jstm.2022.3.2