Moss Specimen

Date2007

Object numberHF.2012.49.16

DescriptionA sample of Plagiomnium cuspidatum [Hedw.] T. Kop. plus Radula complanate [Linnaeus] Dum., and Brachythecium sp moss. Dark-green in colour with short, tightly curled leaves. At the center is a small section of light-green moss with feather-like leaves below a small clump of light-brown fiber. The reverse has dark brown sediment combined with small rows of light-brown organic material.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Hypnales
Family: Hypnaceae Schimp.
Genus: Callicladium H.A. Crum
Species: Callicladium haldanianum [Grev.] Crum

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