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''Andreaea frigida'', commonly known as icy rockmoss, is a
moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
endemic to Europe which is found in mountainous regions in
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. In the UK its occurrence is widespread in the Cairngorms National Park, where it is typically found on rocks in burns fed by snow patches, but it is not found elsewhere except at a single site in the
Lake District The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or ''fells''), and its associations with William Wordswor ...
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.Rothero, Gordon "Bryophytes", in Shaw, Philip and Thompson, Des (eds.) (2006) ''The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a changing environment.'' Edinburgh. The Stationery Office. . p. 200."Snow beds – Scotland’s Arctic"
SNH. Retrieved 10 June 2008. The earliest records for the UK date to 1854, (although its existence was not formally recognised until 1988), and it is classified as "Vulnerable". The greatest threat to its continuing existence is assumed to be
global warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
."Species Action Plan: Icy Rock Moss (Andreaea frigida)"
UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Retrieved 10 June 2008.


See also

*Endemic Scottish moss species: ** ''
Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum ''Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum'', commonly known as Scottish beardmoss, is a moss endemic to Scotland. Recognised as a distinct species in 1982, it had been collected occasionally from 1891 onwards under other names. The largest populations a ...
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Bryum dixonii ''Bryum dixonii'', commonly known as Dixon's threadmoss, is a moss endemic to Scotland. The species occupies montane habitats, and although rare it has a wide distribution including the central and north-west Highlands, and the islands of Skye ...
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Pohlia scotica ''Pohlia scotica'', commonly known as Scottish threadmoss, is a moss endemic to Scotland. The earliest records date to 1964 and this moss was recognised as a distinct species in 1982. The largest populations are in Argyll with smaller population ...
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Flora of Scotland The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes. The total number of vascular species is low by world standards but lichens and bryophytes ...


References

Andreaeaceae Flora of Scotland {{Bryophyte-stub