dicranum

The moss is similar to small Dicranum species and form loose to dense cushions.

The larvae feed on various mosses, including Dicranum species.

In Northern Finland, Dicranum spp.

The species has also been classified as a variety of F. bryoides, F. viridulus, and Dicranum palmatum.

Some plant species also exhibit dimorphism in which the females are significantly larger than the males, such as in the moss Dicranum and the liverwort Sphaerocarpos.

Dicranum scoparium, the Broom moss, is a species of dicranid moss, native to North America, including the Great Lakes region.

Other varieties, such as Isothecium myosuroides, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum formosum and Plagiothecium undulatum, can be found on rocks.

Specimens of the genus Dicranum (Bryopsida, Dicranaceae) in major herbaria were examined to better understand the taxa present in Ontario and Quebec.

Mosses and lichens are usually sparse in extent, but Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium canescens, Homalothecium sp. and Cladonia portentosa are often present.

The larvae feed on various mosses growing on rocks and walls, including Hypnum cupressiformis, Dicranum scoparium, Bryum capillare and Grimmia pulvinata.

The most commonly consumed species of moss are Dicranum, Polytrichum, Ptilium, and Pleurozium, with Dicranum being the moss of choice.

Similarly, in the subarctic moss Dicranum elongatum Heino and Karunen (1985) found a temperature optimum for photosynthesis of about 10 C, though there was little variation within the range 5-15 C.

Mosses and liverworts in the preserve include Sphagnum peat mosses, Aulacomnium bog mosses, Dicranum forked mosses, Polytrichum haircap mosses and Rhizomnium.

Non-vascular plants include the moss genera Detrichum, Dicranum, Pogonatum, Sanionia, Bryum, Orthothecium and Tortura, as well as the lichen genera Cetraria, Thamnolia, Cornicularia, Lecidea, Ochrolechia and Parmelia.

On the ground, boulders are usually covered by lichens and mossy patches - frequent species include Dicranum scoparium, Hypotrachyna laevigata, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Sphaerophorus globosus - and, where soil has accumulated, patches of acid grassland grow with heath bedstraw, tormentil and sorrel.