hoary fringe moss

English

Alternative forms

• hoary fringe-moss

Noun

hoary fringe moss (uncountable)

1. Racomitrium canescens, a moss in the family Grimmiaceae.
   • 1831, Priscilla Wakefield, An Introduction to Botany‎^[1], 10th edition, page 224:

     Trichostomum (Fringe-moss) is less frequently met with; some species occur in mountainous districts and one, Hoary fringe-moss, we have found on our own heath.

   • 1861, Margaret Plues, Rambles in Search of Mosses‎^[2], page 21:

     The Oval-fruited Fringe moss is peculiar to the hills of Scotland, Wales and Ireland; the Dark Mountain Fringe moss grows on wet rocks by rivulets in similar situations; Slender Mountain Fringe moss prefers exposed places, as does also the Woolly Fringe moss; the Green Mountain Fringe moss favours rocks; and the Hoary Fringe moss is so kind as to grow on this rough wall.

   • 1883, The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist‎^[3], volume 3, page 66:

     R. canescens, the hoary Fringe Moss, is found on sandy heaths and stony places in loose yellowish-green patches […]

Translations

Racomitrium canescens

• Icelandic: grámosi m