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Pseudoscleropodium
Sign in to savePseudoscleropodium purum, or neat feather-moss, is a species of moss and the sole representative of the genus Pseudoscleropodium.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Brachytheciaceae
- Collections
- MO, PH, WCUH, ALA, UAM, TRH
- Recorded in
- China, United Kingdom, France, United States
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Pseudoscleropodium purum, or neat feather-moss, is a species of moss and the sole representative of the genus Pseudoscleropodium.
==Description== The species is described as having a pleurocarpous growth habit that forms soft carpets or turfs. It has regularly pinnate shoots up to 15 cm long. Branching may become irregular when growing on disturbed sites, such as mowed lawns. Branches are usually between 1 and 3 cm in length. The shoots of have a swollen appearance which is especially pronounced when moist.
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