Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. var. repens Kindb. Delicate fern moss, 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 8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine 8/31/2020 · Bowdoin Schiller Coastal Studies Center, Harpswell, Maine 8/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts Thuidium delicatulum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Sep 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine 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 (The oval leaves and red berry is partridgeberry [Mitchella repens.]) · 12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts Range:
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