Moss Specimen

Date2007

Dimensions1 x 8 x 12 cm (3/8 x 3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.9

DescriptionA sample of Calliergon cordifolium [Hedw.] Kindb. moss, green and brown in colour with thin branches projecting from a dense, interwoven mass of leaves and roots. Branches are green-brown in colour with thin, triangular-shaped alternating leaves. Center mass has a variation of yellow-green, light-green, brown colours. The reverse side is mainly shades of brown with a section of thicker, grey-brown roots/branches? Sample is vaguely triangular, with branches reaching upward and out to the right side.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Bryopsida
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: Calliergon
Species: Calliergon cordifolium [Hedw.] Kindb.

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