Dicranum scoparium Hedw., 1801

Common names

🇬🇧 Broom Fork-moss
🇫🇷 Dicrane en balai

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Setaphytes
Clade: Bryophytes
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Dicranaceae
Genus: Dicranum
Species: Dicranum scoparium

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Found on the soil in woodland.

Photographs

img/dicranum-scoparium.webp — Dicranum scoparium

img/dicranum-scoparium-2.webp — Dicranum scoparium

img/dicranum-scoparium-3.webp — Dicranum scoparium

img/dicranum-scoparium-4.webp — Dicranum scoparium

img/dicranum-scoparium-5.webp — Dicranum scoparium - Leaf tip

img/dicranum-scoparium-6.webp — Dicranum scoparium - Leaf margin

Sources

Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide (p. 378). British Bryological Society.
Campisi, P., & Cogoni, A. (2019). Dicranum scoparium (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84740994/87768972