Tortula acaulon

Cuspidate earth-moss
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Tortula
Species: T. acaulon
Binomial name
Tortula acaulon
(With.) R.H. Zander
Synonyms

Phascum cuspidatum Hedw.

Tortula acaulon, formerly Phascum cuspidatum, the cuspidate earth-moss[1] or toothed phascum moss,[2] is a moss with 3 mm leaves which forms green patches. It is very common and has a number of varieties in a wide range of habitats. The variety piliferum occurs on sandy soils near the sea.[3]

References

  1. Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  2. "Phascum cuspidatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. Tortula acaulon BBS Field guide
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