Ulota crispula Bruch
Ulota crispa (Hedw.) Brid. var. crispula (Bruch) Hammar
Ulota crispa (Hedw.) Brid. var. intermedia (Schimp.) Cardot
Ulota intermedia Schimp.
Ulota ulophylla Broth.
Ulota crispa (Hedw.) Brid.
Curled bristle moss, ulota moss
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4/6/2021 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (10 × 7 cm) 
4/6/2021 · Otter Brrok Preserve, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (11 × 7.3 cm) 
8/25/2017 · Pack Monadnock, near summit, Peterborough, New Hampshire · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| 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 | Orthotrichales | An order of mosses named after the type genus Orthotrichum, ”straight hairs“ |
| Family | Orthotrichaceae | Largely epiphytic mosses, named after the type genus Orthotrichum, ”straight hairs“ |
| Genus | Ulota | From Greek oulotE, ”something curled,“ in reference to the condition of the leaves when dry |
| Species | crispa | From Latin meaning “curled or wavy” in reference to the leaves |
Ulota crispa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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