Kneiff's Feather-moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Leptodictyum riparium, commonly known as Kneiff's feathermoss, streamside leptodictyum moss,, stringy moss,, or knapwort, is a species of moss of cosmopolitan distribution. The only places it is not found are the Pacific Islands and Australia. It is commonly found growing in the lakes and rivers of Minnesota and is also present in Mexico, Guatemala, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil.

Scientific name

Leptodictyum riparium

Family

Amblystegiaceae