Pin cushion moss

Leucobryum albidum

''Leucobryum albidum'', is a species of moss with a wide distribution in the northern and southern hemispheres. This plant first appeared in scientific literature as ''Dicranum albidum'' in 1805 published by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyLeucobryaceae
GenusLeucobryum
SpeciesL. albidum