Moss Specimen

Date2007

DimensionsOther (.1)): 1 x 4.5 x 6 cm (3/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.17.1-.2

DescriptionTwo samples of Callicladium haldanianum [Grev.] Crum plus plus Hypnum pallescens [Hedw.] P. Beauv. And Herzogiella turfacea [Lindb.] Iwats. moss. Yellow-green in colour. One sample is small and the other large. Each mixed with many pieces of organic matter (tree bark?). Moss is silver-green with short, feather-like leaves. The reverse side is slightly darker in colour.

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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