Cirriphyllum piliferum

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Cirriphyllum piliferum
Cirriphyllum piliferum (hair leaf moss) IMG 0879.JPG

Cirriphyllum piliferum

Systematics
Class : Bryopsida
Subclass : Bryidae
Order : Hypnales
Family : Brachytheciaceae
Genre : Cirriphyllum
Type : Cirriphyllum piliferum
Scientific name
Cirriphyllum piliferum
( Hedw. ) Grout

Cirriphyllum piliferum (German brush hair leaf moss ) is a deciduous moss fromthe Brachytheciaceae family . It forms pale green, partly shimmering lawns.

Microscopic image of the leaf base
Microscope image of the leaf tip

Occurrence

The moss often grows mainly in damp forests or on meadows up to the alpine level. Only in northern Germany is it a little rarer. It occurs all over the northern hemisphere .

Identifying features

The stems are irregularly branched and can be up to 10 cm long. The leaves are oval in shape, slightly serrated and suddenly pointed to a hair shape. The leaf vein goes up to about the middle of the leaf. The seta (the capsule stem) is warty and rough.

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literature

Web links

Commons : Cirriphyllum piliferum  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cirriphyllum piliferum on moose-deutschland.de