Specimen #2   Tetraphis pellucida, Four-tooth Moss

 Figure 1: Close up of the moss' leaves showing their ovate shape.

 Figure 2: Another picture of the moss' leaves.

 

 

Name: Tetraphis pellucida
Common Name: Four-tooth Moss
Family: Tetraphidaceae
Collection Date: September 15, 2016
Habitat: Found on dead rotting stump
Location: Found in my woods next to my house
Description: Very small, moist and damp
Key Used: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians
Key Steps: Intro key p 17, ovate and no midrib, plant <1cm tall 1A.2, plant green 2B.3, leaves 1-2mm long p 129