Eurhynchium hians
![Eurhynchium hians at Batelle Darby Metro Park, Franklin County, Ohio. March 7, 2014.](https://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Eurhynchium-hians-2-750x499.jpg)
Eurhynchium hians at Batelle Darby Metro Park, Franklin County, Ohio. March 7, 2014.
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Eurhynchium hians at Batelle Darby Metro Park, Franklin County, Ohio. March 7, 2014.
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Eurhynchium hians at a private preserve in Delaware County, Ohio. November 4, 2007.
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Eurhynchium hians leaves.
![Eurhynchium hians photo by Bob Klips](https://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Eurhynchium-hians-11-750x562.jpg)
Eurhynchium hians leaf tip, from private preserve in Delaware County, Ohio. November 4, 2007.
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Eurhynchium hians at a private preserve in Delaware County, Ohio. November 4, 2007.
How to recognize Eurhynchium hians: This moss is a small mat forming moss with ovate leaves and an acute tip, and stem-leaf middle cells 24-50 microns long. There are teeth all around the leaf and the single costa usually projects as a short spine from the back of the leaf. If the capsule is present the seta is papillose. Branch leaves are 0.8-1.4mm long. Some of these details are used to distinguish this moss from its sister moss, Eurhynchium pulchellum, which has shorter branch leaves, and longer leaf cells and a smooth seta. Both of them have long beaks on their capsule lids, operculum, as well as toothy leaves and costal spines.
Where to see Eurhynchium hians: Look for this moss on calcareous soil, or rocks in wet places or near streams. It is found mostly in the Southeastern and Midwestern parts of the United States.