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Welsh Pocket Moss

Fissidens celticus

Welsh Pocket Moss
Photo: Young Jun Lee, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fissidentaceae (Fissident family)

About

Fissidens celticus, also known by its common name Welsh pocket-moss, is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It was discovered in 1958 in Pembrokeshire by A.H. Norkett and was first described as a new species by Jean Paton in 1965.

Where it grows

Fissidens celticus grows on shaded soil banks near woodland streams, especially on bare, compact patches eroded by floodwater. It has an altitude range of between 5 and 300 metres (16.4 and 984 feet).

Other Fissidens plants

Fissidens moss · Fissidens arnoldii · Fissidens moss · Ravenel's Fissidens Moss · Fissidens moss · Fissidens moss · Largeleaf fissidens moss · Fissidens hydropogon · Herzog's Pocket Moss · Fissidens microstictus · Fissidens pokhrensis · Polypody fissidens moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fissidens celticus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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