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Scientific name Calliergon richardsonii
Authority (Mitt.) Kindb.
First published in Eur. N. Amer. Bryin. 1: 80 1897

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It is found in wet places, such as bogs, fens, and wet meadows, and is often found in large mats. It is a small, delicate moss with a light green color. Its leaves are small and ovate, and its stems are short and branched. It is an important component of wetland ecosystems, providing food and shelter for a variety of organisms. It is also used in horticulture and landscaping, as it is easy to grow and maintain.

Richardson's calliergon moss (Calliergon richardsonii) is a species of moss belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It is found in wet places such as bogs, fens, and wet meadows, and is often found in large mats. It has a light green color and small, ovate leaves. It is an important component of wetland ecosystems, providing food and shelter for a variety of organisms, and is also used in horticulture and landscaping.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Amblystegium richardsonii (Mitt.) Lindb. Musci Scand. 34 1879
Hypnum breidleri Jur. Hedwigia 14: 182 1875
Calliergon cordifolium subsp. richardsonii (Mitt.) Kindb. Canad. Rec. Sci. 6(2): 72 1894
Calliergon subpapillosum Karczm. Monogr. Bot. 34: 68. pl. 3: f. c, pl. 4: a, pl. 18: f. a: 3 1971
Stereodon richardsonii Mitt. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 42 1864

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Language Common/alternative name
English richardson's calliergon moss
Estonian harkroodne tömptipp
Finnish lettokuirisammal
Swedish guldskedmossa

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Calliergon richardsonii var. fluitans (Bryhn) Broth. Laubm. Fennoskand. 402 1923
Calliergon richardsonii var. immersum (Arnell) Warnst. Hedwigia 54: 133 1913
Calliergon richardsonii var. lanatum (Bryhn) Broth. Laubm. Fennoskand. 492 1923

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Calliergon richardsonii f. islandicum (Meyl.) Karczm. Monogr. Bot. 34: 73 1971

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001177712
USDA Plants CARI70
Tropicos 35153460
INPN 5467
The Plant List tro-35153460
Open Tree Of Life 186090
NCBI Taxonomy 294394
Nature Serve 2.951838
iNaturalist 159666
GBIF 2681679
EOL 924385
Elurikkus 3294
Wikipedia Calliergon_richardsonii

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Carbon response of tundra ecosystems to advancing greenup and snowmelt in Alaska Kim J, Kim Y, Zona D, Oechel W, Park SJ, Lee BY, Yi Y, Erb A, Schaaf CL Nat Commun 25-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8617207
doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26876-7
PMID:34824215
The Influence of Above-Ground Herbivory on the Response of Arctic Soil Methanotrophs to Increasing CH4 Concentrations and Temperatures Rainer EM, Seppey CV, Hammer C, Svenning MM, Tveit AT Microorganisms 02-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8540837
doi:10.3390/microorganisms9102080
PMID:34683401
Methanotroph populations and CH4 oxidation potentials in high-Arctic peat are altered by herbivory induced vegetation change Rainer EM, Seppey CV, Tveit AT, Svenning MM FEMS Microbiol Ecol 08-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC8202349
doi:10.1093/femsec/fiaa140
PMID:32639555
Lake Drainage in Permafrost Regions Produces Variable Plant Communities of High Biomass and Productivity Loiko S, Klimova N, Kuzmina D, Pokrovsky O Plants (Basel) 08-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7411715
doi:10.3390/plants9070867
PMID:32650600
Can mowing restore boreal rich-fen vegetation in the face of climate change? Ross LC, Speed JD, Øien DI, Grygoruk M, Hassel K, Lyngstad A, Moen A PLoS One 19-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6380559
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211272
PMID:30779747
Metabolic and trophic interactions modulate methane production by Arctic peat microbiota in response to warming Tveit AT, Urich T, Frenzel P, Svenning MM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 27-Apr-2015
PMCID:PMC4434766
doi:10.1073/pnas.1420797112
PMID:25918393
Modeling Species Distributions from Heterogeneous Data for the Biogeographic Regionalization of the European Bryophyte Flora Mateo RG, Vanderpoorten A, Muñoz J, Laenen B, Désamoré A PLoS One 11-Feb-2013
PMCID:PMC3569459
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055648
PMID:23409015
Organic carbon transformations in high-Arctic peat soils: key functions and microorganisms Tveit A, Schwacke R, Svenning MM, Urich T ISME J 06-Sep-2012
PMCID:PMC3554415
doi:10.1038/ismej.2012.99
PMID:22955232

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