Platydictya subtilis

Scientific Name: Platydictya subtilis

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Hypnales

Family: Hypnaceae

Common Name:

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: Sidewalk crack

Notes:

Collected on: 9/3/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 7

Keying Path:

Common Moss of the NE and Appalachians:

-Pleurocarpus Lance-like leaves (no costa)                                                                                           Key VII

Key VII

1. Terrestrial     5

5. In sidewalk crack     8

8. Stem leaves less then 2mm long     9

9. Leaves 0.2-1.3mm long     10

10. Plant in mats     11

11. Very thin, creeping     13

13. Branches disorderly     14

14. Leaves 0.1-0.5mm long, branches threadlike     15

15. On soil     Platydictya subtilis

Pictures:

Links:

http://eol.org/pages/929229/overview

http://blogs.ubc.ca/biology321/?page_id=138

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLSU5

References:

United States Department of Agriculture,. Plant Profile for Platydictya subtilis. Retrieved from: http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLSU5
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.