Pelekium pygmaeum
(formerly Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)

Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum

Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum at Clifton Gorge, Greene County, Ohio. March 14, 2014.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum branch microscope view.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum branch microscope view. Note stem is papillose in addition to leaves.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum branch microscope view.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum leaf tip.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum at a private nature preserve in Hocking County, Ohio . June 19, 2016

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum at a private nature preserve in Hocking County, Ohio . June 19, 2016.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum at a private nature preserve in Hocking County, Ohio . June 19, 2016.

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Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum at a private nature preserve in Hocking County, Ohio. June 19, 2016.
Substrate is sandstone rock in woods.

How to recognize Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum: This moss looks like Shaun Pogacnik’s face, OK?

Where to find Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum: It is found in your dreams!
Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum

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