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Dicranum scoparium Hedw.

Windswept moss, broom forkmoss

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
DivisionBryophytaMosses
SubdivisionMusciMosses (all 12,000 of them)
ClassBryopsidaMosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them
SubclassBryidaeMosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
SpeciesscopariumBroom-like, alluding to the plant structure

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Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

5/9/2016 · Wonder Brook Park, Kennebunk Land Trust, Kennebunk, Maine ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

5/5/2016 · Wildflower Trail, Beaver Brook C, Hollis, New Hamp­shire ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

9/28/2013 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 10 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

10/17/2016 · Ice Glen, Stockbridge, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 4½ × 5" (12 × 13 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

9/28/2013 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 12 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

4/21/2013 · Crow Hill Trail, Leominster State Forest, Leominster, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

8/24/2013 · Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail, Monadnock Conservancy, Peterborough, New Hamp­shire
≈ 5 × 8" (12 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

2/19/2012 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hamp­shire
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

4/10/2021 · Stream Loop Trail, Big Falls Preserve, New Gloucester, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10.0 cm)

 

Dicranum scoparium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021.

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Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

2/19/2012 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hamp­shire
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.5 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

5/5/2016 · Wildflower Trail, Beaver Brook C, Hollis, New Hamp­shire ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

9/17/2016 · Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

4/10/2021 · Stream Loop Trail, Big Falls Preserve, New Gloucester, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

10/28/2017 · Temple Mountain, Sharon, New Hamp­shire
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm)

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

4/16/2016 · Jason’s Cutoff/Nichols Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire
≈ 6 × 6" (14 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

8/29/2015 · Mount Grace, Athol, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 5" (13 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

5/7/2014 · Blue Trail, Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Dicranum scoparium (windswept moss, broom forkmoss)

5/7/2014 · Blue Trail, Willard Brook State Park, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

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