common feather-moss
Scientific name: Kindbergia praelonga
Family: Brachytheciaceae
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Description
One of the most common mosses in lowland Britain.
How to identify: It has regularly branched, pinnate shoots, typically 1 to 3 cm long, which are more or less triangular. The most important character is the very marked difference in shape between the stem and branch leaves. Stem leaves are 1 to 1.5 mm long, triangularly heart-shaped, with a fine, elongated tip which often turns outwards; they are widest just above the base, but narrow abruptly to clasp and run down the stem a little distance in the form of narrow wings. The leaves at the shoot tip are crowded and spread outwards, thus the tip may appear star-shaped from above. Branch leaves are about 1 mm long, egg-shaped, with a shorter tip and without an obviously clasping base. The leaves are finely toothed and have a single nerve.
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Family: Brachytheciaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time:
Height:
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for:
Food source for:
Description
One of the most common mosses in lowland Britain.
How to identify: It has regularly branched, pinnate shoots, typically 1 to 3 cm long, which are more or less triangular. The most important character is the very marked difference in shape between the stem and branch leaves. Stem leaves are 1 to 1.5 mm long, triangularly heart-shaped, with a fine, elongated tip which often turns outwards; they are widest just above the base, but narrow abruptly to clasp and run down the stem a little distance in the form of narrow wings. The leaves at the shoot tip are crowded and spread outwards, thus the tip may appear star-shaped from above. Branch leaves are about 1 mm long, egg-shaped, with a shorter tip and without an obviously clasping base. The leaves are finely toothed and have a single nerve.
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