Many-fruited beardless moss  (Weissia multicapsularis)

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Description

This moss, with its curious English name, forms small patches on the ground and on Cornish hedge banks. It forms small patches on damp, open bare ground and produces short shoots, often under 1 cm tall, with leaves that narrow at their tips. In colour it is mid-green to yellowish, and care should be taken in identifying this moss as it bears a close resemblance to other Weissia species. The tiny spore-bearing capsule is hidden amongst the upper leaves.

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