Lindbergia brachyptera
“fine-branch moss”
![Lindbergia brachyptera photo by Bob Klips](https://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lindbergia-brachypytera-700x466.jpg)
A single strand of Lindbergia brachyptera in the center of the picture from Fayette County, Ohio. June 22, 2012. Notice the tiny green brood bodies in the leaf axils.
![Lindbergia brachyptera photo by Bob Klips](https://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lindbergia-brachyptera-a-leaf-700x466.jpg)
Lindbergia brachyptera leaf.
![Lindbergia brachyptera photo by Bob Klips](https://ohiomosslichen.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lindbergia-brachyptera-cells-700x466.jpg)
Lindbergia brachyptera leaf cells are stoutly unipapillose.
How to recognize Lindbergia brachytptera: Fine-branch moss is a small light-colored pleurocarp (carpet moss) that often produces clusters of brood bodies (asexual reproductive structures) in the axils of some leaves. Through the microscope, look for ovate acuminate leaves with a costa extending about 1/2 way to the tip, and short, strikingly thick-walled, cells that are unipapillose.
Where to see Lindbergia brachytptera: Fine-branch moss occurs on trunks and branches of trees, typically as sparse strands with other mosses, and thus is easily overlooked.