Lesser Bird’s-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum

Species Information
This is a bright, yellow-green moss which forms cushions or tufts on substrates. The shoots are around 0.5-2cm high and have spreading leaves. The leaves are up to 1.5mm long and have a shortly tapered tip. Capsules are rare, but when they do occur they are usually in abundance. The leaves around the base of the seta (spore-bearing stem), enfold it, hence the scientific name ‘convoluta‘.

Found on paths, in gardens, fields and on walls. Common and widespread.

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Bryophyta (Mosses)
Bryopsida
Dicranales
Pottiaceae
Streblotrichum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum (Hedw.) P.Beauv.

Photographs

Lesser Bird’s-claw Beard-moss (Barbula convoluta)
Feb. 2014. Nature reserve, West Midlands
Lesser Bird’s-claw Beard-moss (Barbula convoluta)
Feb. 2014. Nature reserve, West Midlands
Lesser Bird’s-claw Beard-moss (Barbula convoluta)
Feb. 2014. Nature reserve, West Midlands

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