Derbyshire feather-moss  (Thamnobryum angustifolium)

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Description

Although clearly related to the widespread moss Thamnobryum alopecurum, this species has more distinctive narrower leaves with very coarsely-toothed tips. Like its relative, the species has a tree-like structure, but its stems are more slender and their branches are further apart.

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