Moss Specimen

Date2007

Dimensions1 x 7.5 x 13 cm (3/8 x 2 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.1

DescriptionA clump Pleurozium schreberi moss, yellow-brown in colour with dark brown roots. Moss stem and leaves have feather-like, loose growth pattern. Dried leaves are broadly ovate with short double costa. Leaves branch from a single stem. The reverse has dark brown roots intertwined with soil.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Hypnales
Family: Hylocomiaceae
Genus: Pleurozium
Species: Pleurozium schreberi

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