Leucobryum albidum

Pincushion moss is native to and prolific in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, including the states of Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.^[5]

Elsewhere in North America, it can be found less commonly in Ontario, Canada^[6] and is most commonly Southeast of the United States in areas such as Mexico (Tamaulipas), West Indies, Bermuda, Central America. It is also common through Europe into Asia.^[7]