Aloina aloides is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Common Aloe-moss being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aloina ambigua
- Tortula atrovirens
- Tortula subulata
- Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
- Tortula muralis
- Encalypta vulgaris
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Pottiales
- Family
- Pottiaceae
- Genus
- Aloina
- Species
- Aloina aloides
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