Pylaisia selwynii

Scientific Name: Pylaisia selwynii

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Hypnales

Family: Hypnaceae

Common Name: Selwyn's Pylaisiella Moss

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: On log

Notes:

Collected on: 10/9/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 20

Keying Path:

Common Moss of NE Ohio

Pleurocarpus Leaves, no midrib

1. No midrib                                                                                        5

5. On a Log                                                                                         8

8. less then 2mm                                                                                 9

9. Leaves similar                                                                                 10

10. Arranged in mats                                                                          11

11. Thin Branches                                                                               12

12. Leaves tight to branches                                                               Pylaisia selwynii

Links:

http://eol.org/pages/922922/maps

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=549094

References:

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.