Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
Fire moss, purple horn-toothed moss
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Division | Bryophyta | Mosses |
Subdivision | Musci | Mosses (all 12,000 of them) |
Class | Bryopsida | Mosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them |
Subclass | Bryidae | Mosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments |
Order | Dicranales | |
Family | Ditrichaceae | |
Genus | Ceratodon | |
Species | purpureus | |
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4/3/2011 · Susan & Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain
5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
4/3/2011 · Susan & Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.8 × 6.6 cm) ID is uncertain
Ceratodon purpureus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.
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5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
4/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
4/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
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