Dicranella heteromalla

Scientific Name: Dicranella heteromalla

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Dicranales

Family: Dicranaceae

Common Name:

Location:  Squaw Rock

Habitat:

Notes:

Collected on: 9/17/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 1

Keying Path:

                Common Moss of the NE and Appalachians:

-Acrocarpus with Hairlike Leaves:                                                                                             Key I (page 341)

Key I

1. Less than 1 cm tall     2

2. Leaves 2-3mm long     Dicranella heteromalla

Pictures:

Links:

http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/mosses/Dicranella_heteromalla.pdf

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DIHE70

http://blogs.ubc.ca/biology321/?page_id=4825

References:

United States Department of Agriculture,. Plant Profile for Dicranella heteromalla. Retrieved from: http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DIHE70
McKnight, K. B., Rohrer, J. R., Ward, K. M., Perdizet, W. J. (2013). Common Mosses of the North East and Appalachians. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.