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Syntrichia latifolia
Also called Water Screw Moss
Wideleaf tortula moss (Syntrichia latifolia) is a small, tufted moss that grows on tree bark, concrete and sidewalks rather than in soil. It is a wild species of Europe and the Pacific Northwest and is not normally grown as a garden or houseplant.
Syntrichia latifolia, formerly Tortula latifolia, and commonly known as water screw-moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. Syntrichia species differ from members of Tortula due to synapomorphic leaf qualities, such as different basal and distal cells, as well as different costal cross sections where Tortula has an abaxial epidermis and Syntrichia lacks one.
It is commonly found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Syntrichia latifolia grows on trees, sidewalks, and concrete.
Sarconeurum glaciale · Sarconeurum · Tortula moss · Great hairy screw-moss · Syntrichia · Tortula moss
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