Tortula Moss
Tortula princeps
Synonym: Tortula princeps ssp. princeps
What may be Tortula princeps growing on the side of a large rock placed around the parking area at the west trailhead for the Twin Tunnels Trail east of Hood River, Oregon.........March 24, 2012. A smaller moss, possibly Grimmia pulvinata or Grimmia trichophylla can be observed around the Tortula moss.
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What may be Tortula princeps either growing atop hummocks in the planted area or growing on the side of a large rock placed around the parking area at the west trailhead for the Twin Tunnels Trail east of Hood River, Oregon.........March 24, 2012. A smaller moss, possibly Grimmia pulvinata or Grimmia trichophylla can be observed around the Tortula moss in one of the photos.
Paul Slichter