Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. var. repens Kindb.
Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. Delicate fern moss, fern moss, common fern moss
The delicate fern moss is perfectly named, reproducing the bipinnate or tripinnate structure of many ferns on a Lilliputian scale. These mosses are native to eastern North America, Alaska, Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, Asia, Mexico, and South America. Identification: “Fern fronds” are 1-3" (3-8 cm) in length, and adorn living and dead branches, as well as moist, shaded soil, humus, rocks, logs, or stumps. Fern moss may appear as deep green, yellow green, or orange-brown. The orange-brown coloration is not (necessarily) an indicator of poor health. Online References:
Thuidium delicatulum at Ohio University Thuidium delicatulum on Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Thuidium delicatulum on www.mountainmoss.com 1/7/2012 · Beaver Brook Association Trails, Hollis, New Hampshire 10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine 10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine 8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine 8/29/2015 · Mount Grace, Athol, Massachusetts 8/31/2020 · Bowdoin Schiller Coastal Studies Center, Harpswell, Maine 8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park 8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park The dark green moss is Dicranum scoparium. · 10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine 8/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. var. repens Kindb.
Thuidium delicatulum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine 3/13/2016 · Gap Mountain, Troy, New Hampshire 8/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 12/22/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 8/15/2015 · Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, Maine 8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park (The oval leaves and red berry is partridgeberry [Mitchella repens.]) · 12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park Range:
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