Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp.
Splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern 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 | Hypnales | An order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses |
Family | Hylocomiaceae | |
Genus | Hylocomium | |
Species | splendens | “Splendid” |
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10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)
4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)
4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)
8/5/2023 · Oven’s Mouth Preserve, West Preserve, Boothbay, Maine
Hylocomium alaskanum (Lesq. & James) Austin
Hylocomium giganteum Perss., non E.B. Bartram, nom. nud.
Hylocomium proliferum (Brid.) Lindb.
Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. var. alaskanum (Lesq. & James) Limpr.
Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. var. gracilius (Boul.) Husn.
Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. var. obtusifolium (Geh.) Par.
Hylocomium splendens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 26 Sep 2023.
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4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.5 cm)
Thanks to London Keyes for correcting my misidentification of this. · 1/13/2005 · Fort Columbia, Washington
9/22/2023 · Moxie Falls, Moxie Gore, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)
9/21/2023 · Borestone Mountain, Elliotsville, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 10 cm)
8/5/2023 · Oven’s Mouth Preserve, West Preserve, Boothbay, Maine
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