Specimen #1   Ctendium molluscum, Feather Comb Moss

 Figure 1: Close up  of lance leaves

 Figure 2: Close up of lance leaves

 

 Name: Ctendium molluscum
Common Name: Feather Comb Moss
Family: Hypnaceae
Collection Date: September 15, 2016
Habitat: Found on rotten logs and stumps
Location: Nelson Ledges
Description: Terrestrial, not submerged in water. Leaves are very small, bottom of leaves ovate and the lance towards the tips
Key Used: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians
Key Steps: Intro key p 17, Key VII p 362 lance and no midrib, terrestrial plant 4b.5, tree bases 5b.8, ovate base and lance tip p189