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Fan moss

Rhizomnium glabrescens

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Fan moss is common in coniferous forests in the Pacific Northwest. The male gametophytes can have a dark group of antheridia at the apical terminus, giving the moss the appearance of small green flowers with black centres.

Habitat:

Found in a shallow creek system that spread into a large wetland .

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Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of the Puget Sound Eco-Region
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