Moss Specimen

Date2007

Object numberHF.2012.49.14

DescriptionA sample of Thuidium delicatulum [Hedw.] Schimp. moss in B.S.G. Plus Brachythecium sp moss. Green and brown in colour with thin branches projecting from dense and roots. Branches are green-brown in colour with thin, feather-like leaves oriented opposite each other. Sample is fan-shaped with the bottom half narrowing to the root base, dark drown in colour with speckles of off-white colour in sediment. The reverse side is mostly brown with some green branches in the top right corner. Two handwritten notes on brown paper also present in the sample’s envelope.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Hypnales
Family: Thuidiaceae
Genus: Thuidium
Species: Thuidium delicatulum [Hedw.] Schimp.

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