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Funaria hygrometrica

Funaria hygrometrica

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''Funaria hygrometrica'', the bonfire moss or common cord-moss, is a type of water moss which grows on moist, shady, and damp soil. It can also be found on moist walls and the crevices of rocks and places where recent fires have taken place.

The plant body is green, soft, and upright, about half an inch tall. The rhizoids present in this species are multi-cellular and branched. They have oblique septa. The main axis of the plant, which is upright, bears a set of spirally arranged, sessile.. more

Similar species: Funariales
Species identified by RMFelix
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By RMFelix

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2016. Captured May 24, 2016 13:36.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO250
  • 50mm