Sematophyllum demissum

Scientific Name: Sematophyllum demissum

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Hypnales

Family: Sematophyllaceae

Common Name:

Location:  Hiram College

Habitat: On soil

Notes:

Collected on: 10/8

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 14

Keying Path:

Common Mosses of NE OH

Pleurocarp Lance like leaves

1. Terrestrial                                                                            5

5. Soil                                                                                      6

6. Straight Leaves                                                                   7

7. 1-1.2 mm                                                                             Sematophyllum demissum

Figure 1: Leave branch lets straight

Links:

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SEDE7

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

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.