Brachythecium plumosum

From Natural History of Southeast Alaska

Brachythecium plumosum:

Family: Brachytheciaceae
Status: Documented
Abundance: ?

Preferred Habitats: Cliffs
Observed at: SJC Campus, Herring Cove

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Ian Worley

Southeastern Alaska Distribution: See Map 143. Throughout.
Habitat: Known from rocks where wet and shaded; streams, lakesides, cliffs, canyon walls; sometimes inundated or in constant spray. From sea level to the subalpine.
Comments: Frequently with sporophytes. The species is sub-oceanic throughout most of its range, and is essentially oceanic in Alaska.

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