Long-leaved fair-billed moss
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Kindbergia praelonga |
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The long-leaved fair-billed moss ( Kindbergia praelonga , syn .: Eurhynchium praelongum (Hedw.) Schimp.) Is a common forest floor moss from the Brachytheciaceae family .
features
It often forms large lawns of yellow-green plants that are more or less regularly pinnate. The feathering can be both loose and dense. The stems can be over 10 cm long, but are usually 5–7 cm in length.
Stem leaves and branch leaves have a different shape: The stem leaves suddenly extend into a long awl tip. Apart from this point, they are roughly as wide as they are long and broadly triangular in shape. They run down the stem a little, which makes the base of the leaf somewhat heart-shaped. The branch leaves, on the other hand, are gradually pointed and narrowly triangular to lanceolate in shape.
The leaf margin is clearly serrated and the leaf vein extends to the tip of the leaf, where it emerges as a small thorn on the underside of the leaf. Paraphyllia stand between the leaves . The leaves are bunched back on the stems.
The capsule is slightly inclined to horizontal and beaked long.
distribution
The moss is found all over the northern hemisphere and is rare only at higher altitudes. It is widespread and common in Europe . It is shy of lime.
It grows on earth, on stone or on rotten wood in damp and shady locations, for example on the forest floor or at the edges of streams. In very humid locations it can also cover twigs and branches.
Since the species is moderately tolerant of air and soil pollution and also grows on nutrient-rich soils, it can be found in suitable locations, for example in very shady places in gardens or parks and even in the city centers.
Varieties
Apart from the nominal variety described above, there is also the var. Stokesii . It is built a little stronger overall, and more dense and double-pinnate. This makes it somewhat similar to the tamarisk thujamoos ( Thuidium tamariscinum ).
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
