Sickle Kiaeria Moss

(Kiaeria falcata)

galery

Description

This pretty moss grows in dense, yellow-green cushions or turfs up to 4 cm in depth. The leaves are 4 mm long, uniformly curved and point to one side when both moist and dry, and taper from a spearhead-shaped base to a long, fine, matt point. Capsules are relatively common and are egg-shaped, curved, and with a swelling at the base

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order:Dicranales
Family:Dicranaceae
Genus:Kiaeria
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