Cord moss

Moss that grows on moist, shady, and damp soil distinguished by the spirally twisted seta (stalk) of the capsule (spore case)l. The plant body is green, soft, and upright. 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 leaves having a clearly distinguishable midrib.

At the apex of the main plant axis, the antheridia is borne. This is the male part of the shoot. A lateral branch from the main plant axis bears the female shoot archegonia at its meristem.