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Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp.

Splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
DivisionBryophytaMosses
SubdivisionMusciMosses (all 12,000 of them)
ClassBryopsidaMosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them
SubclassBryidaeMosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments
OrderHypnalesAn order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses
FamilyHylocomiaceae
GenusHylocomium
Speciessplendens“Splendid”

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Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

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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Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

10/10/2021 · 88 Wilderness Lane, Norway, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.5 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

Thanks to London Keyes for correcting my misidentification of this. · 1/13/2005 · Fort Columbia, Wash­ington

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

9/22/2023 · Moxie Falls, Moxie Gore, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

9/21/2023 · Borestone Mountain, Elliotsville, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 10 cm)

Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss, glittering woodmoss, stairstep moss, mountain fern moss)

8/5/2023 · Oven’s Mouth Preserve, West Preserve, Boothbay, Maine

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