Greater Fork-moss - Dicranum majus
Large moss, with very long narrow leaves up to 1.5cm, which are curved to one side. The leaves have a long toothed tip, and the nerve is also toothed on the back, but there are no raised lines of cells as with D scoparium.
Dicranum scoparium is very similar in the field, but with much shorter leaves.
Your photo should show the length of the leaf
acid soils, in woodland or more open ground
Uncommon
See the British Bryological Society's webpage for this species https://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/learning/species-finder/dicranum-majus/
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Bagworth Heath CP, by Sphagnum pond
26 May 2024
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Bagworth Heath CP, by Sphagnum pond
11 May 2024
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Bagworth Heath CP, by Sphagnum pond
11 May 2024
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Bagworth Heath CP, by Sphagnum pond
11 May 2024
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Bagworth Heath CP, by Sphagnum pond
26 May 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Greater Fork-moss
- Species group:
- Mosses & Liverworts
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Dicranales
- Family:
- Dicranaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 21/10/2012 (Helen Ikin;Steve Woodward)
- Last record:
- 26/05/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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