Moss Specimen

Date2007

DimensionsOther (.1): 0.5 x 1.5 x 3.2 cm, (3/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.,) Other (.2): 1.3 x 2.3 x 3.5 cm (1/2 x 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.) Other (.3): 0.3 x 1.4 x 3.5 cm (1/8 x 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.) Other (.4): 0.5 x 1.5 x 3.7 cm (3/16 x 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.) Other (.5): 0.5 x 1.2 x 2.1 cm (3/16 x 1/2 x 13/16 in.)

Object numberHF.2012.49.19.1-.5

DescriptionFive small pieces of plant matter (wood?) each with a small sample of Tetraphis pellucida Hedw. plus Herzogiella turfacea [Lindb.] Iwats moss present on the outer edges. The moss has very small, short branches with leaves along the length. The colour of the moss ranges from red-brown, dark-green, to light-green. The wood pieces are porous with fragmented ends. Each is rectangular in shape.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Tetraphidales
Family: Tetraphidaceae
Genus: Tetrapis
Species: Tetraphis pellucida Hedw.

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