Dicranum scoparium (Windswept moss)

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Dicranum scoparium Hedw.

Windswept moss, broom forkmoss

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	Dicranaceae
Genus	Dicranum
Species	scoparium	Broom-like, alluding to the plant structure

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

5/2/2023 · Brunswick Town Commons, Brunswick, Maine

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

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

4/18/2021 · Tarbox Preserve, Topsham, Maine
≈ 7 × 5" (18 × 12 cm)

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

5/12/2021 · Weber-Kelly Preserve, Georgetown, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm)

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

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

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

4/21/2013 · Crow Hill Ledges Trail, Crocker Pond, Labyrinth, Leominster State Forest, Leominster, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine

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

Dicranum scoparium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 26 Jul 2023.

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

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

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

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

4/27/2016 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts

4/8/2023 · Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath, Maine

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

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

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

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

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

4/8/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

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

4/8/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

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

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