Hedwigia ciliata (White-tipped moss)

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Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv.

White-tipped moss, fringed hoar-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	Leucodontales	Also called hypnales, if that’s any help
Family	Hedwigiaceae
Genus	Hedwigia
Species	ciliata

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3/17/2016 · Kibby’s Climb, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine

Hedwigia ciliata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 May 2023.

5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine

3/17/2016 · Kibby’s Climb, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl’s Head, Maine · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)