''Hygrohypnum styriacum'', commonly known as snow brook-moss or hygrohypnum moss is a species of

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 ...

found in the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

. It is present in Greenland Iceland, Norway, Poland, Slovakia,

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, Scotland and Spain (Andalusia, Sierra Nevada). The Scottish population is restricted to

Coire an t-Sneachda Coire an t-Sneachda (sometimes misspelled as ''Coire an t'Sneachda'') is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. The summits of Cairn Lochan (1215 m) an ...

in the

Cairngorm mountains The Cairngorms ( gd, Am Monadh Ruadh) are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (the Cairngorms National Park) on 1 ...

where it was first discovered in 1989. The species occupies Arctic and alpine habitats. It is classified as "Imperiled" in British Columbia and in Britain is considered to be "Critically Endangered"."Threatened Bryophyte Database (TBDB)"
British Bryophyte Society. Retrieved 17 May 2008.

References

Hypnales Flora of Scotland {{Bryophyte-stub