Pleuridium subulatum (Hedw.) Rabenh., 1848

Common names

🇬🇧 Awl-leaved Earth-moss

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Setaphytes
Clade: Bryophytes
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Ditrichaceae
Genus: Pleuridium
Species: Pleuridium subulatum

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Found on decaying stumps in woodland.

Photographs

img/pleuridium-subulatum.webp — Pleuridium subulatum

img/pleuridium-subulatum-2.webp — Pleuridium subulatum - Leaves

img/pleuridium-subulatum-3.webp — Pleuridium subulatum - Leaf tip

Sources

Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide (p. 340). British Bryological Society.
Sabovljevic, M. (2019). Pleuridium subulatum (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84372155/87779088