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RACOMITRIUM
(
La
,
G
)
Family:
GRIMMIACEAE
racemus, = the stalk of a cluster of grapes and similar plants;
mitra, = a girdle; headband; mitre, turban;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(
ld
,
LS
,
BL
)
Racomitrium lanuginosum
(
La
)
Location: (
K
)
lana, = wool;
lanugo, = woolliness, down, of plants;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
lanuginosus, = woolly, downy.
(woolly, downy)
(
ld
,
BL
)