Aulacomnium turgidum

Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland.^[1] It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since.^[2][3]

The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre).^[4]

Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline substrates in open habitats on ledges and crags, often in alpine environments.^[5]