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Rock Pocket-moss

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Plants

Rock Pocket-moss

Fissidens dubius

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
23 October 2023
Category
Plants
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The species

Fissidens dubius, commonly known as the rock-pocket moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Fissidentaceae. First described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1805 from material collected in Philadelphia, it is a relatively large moss growing up to 5 cm (2 in) tall that forms loose to dense mats on calcareous substrates. The species is characterised by its serrated leaf margins, pale border of thick-walled cells, and typically dioicous reproduction. It has a broad global distribution...

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