Ceratodon purpureus (Fire moss)

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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.

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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