Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Aulacomniaceae


The Aulacomniaceae are acrocarpous mosses. They have a strong single costa and are diverse in appearance in other ways. However, in the Gila National Forest, the family is represented by one genus-- Aulacomnium.

Aulacomnium palustre


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