Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Bryum pseudotriquetrum in a wet meadow in Kilbourb=n, Delaware County Ohio on May 27, 2019.
Bryum pseudotriquetrum leaf.
How to recognize Bryum pseudotriquetrum: These small erect plants grow in dense tufts; the leaves are 2-3 mm long, and dense mats of papillose rhizoids (filaments that help hold the plants in place) grow below the tufts. This moss forms crowded clumps of leaves at the upper ends of the stems . The leaves are slightly twisted when dry. The leaf margins are revolute and indistinctly bordered, and the costa extends beyond the leaf tip into an awn. A helpful feature to distinguish it from similar members of the genus are the prnounced leaf decurrencies, wherein the leaf margins extend down the stem as little winged ridges.
Where to find Bryum pseudotriquetrum: This moss is found in marshes and swamps in full sunlight.
