Many-fruited Thyme-moss - Plagiomnium affine

This species forms low lawns of moss in moist forests. The stems are about 2 cm long with densely packed leaves. Apparently, the leaf cells can be easily seen with a lens! You better believe I'll be back in this location to see if I can discern the cells.

Habitat: Growing on moss along the edge of a pond

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Ferdy Christant

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No strong matches on Plantnet. It looks awesome and weird, very ghost-like, almost like it's a double exposure. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks for checking. It was tiny and fantastically weird. The little flower-like bits were almost completely transparent. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    It really is cool, let's see how far we can get. I've asked Ori if perhaps he can help us with a starting point, like a family/genus. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Cool! I have no idea where to start aside from it being a plant. I might post it on a FB forum. Posted 6 years ago

Patomarazul

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So beautiful! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! It was so tiny, lovely, and delicate! Posted 6 years ago

Gary B

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A moss in the Plagiomnium (toothed leaf margins exclude Rhizomnium) genus. The flower-like whorls are reproductive (antheridia) structures. Posted 6 years ago
1. Mark Ridgway
  
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  Thanks Gary B. Posted 6 years ago
2. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks so much Gary! Posted 6 years ago

The Many-fruited thyme-moss

''Plagiomnium affine'', the many-fruited thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss found in old-growth boreal forests in North America, Europe and Asia, growing in moist, but not wet, basic to slightly acidic micro-habitats in woodland and in turf.

Forming low lawns, stems are usually some 2 cm long, with densely packed leaves, though 10 cm long trailing infertile stems have only sparse leaves, smaller than those on fertile stems. Leaves strongly curled when dry, spreading plane.. more

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Similar species: Bryales

Species identified by Christine Young