Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. is a plant in the Thuidiaceae family, order Hypnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. (Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.)
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Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Thuidium delicatulum, delicate fern moss, is a widespread Thuidiaceae moss found across North and South America from Alaska to Brazil.

Family
Genus
Thuidium
Order
Hypnales
Class
Bryopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp., commonly called delicate fern moss or common fern moss, is a widespread moss species that belongs to the family Thuidiaceae. This species occurs across North and South America, ranging from Alaska to Brazil.

Photo: (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Thuidiaceae Thuidium

More from Thuidiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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