Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp. is a plant in the Bartramiaceae family, order Bartramiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp.

Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp.

Thick-nerved apple-moss (Philonotis calcarea) is a Bartramiaceae moss native to Europe and Northern America.

Family
Genus
Philonotis
Order
Bartramiales
Class
Bryopsida

About Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp.

Philonotis calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp., commonly known by the vernacular name thick-nerved apple-moss, is a species of moss in the Bartramiaceae family. This species is native to Europe and Northern America.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Bartramiales Bartramiaceae Philonotis

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

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