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Great Hairy Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:48 p.m.
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:47 p.m.
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:47 p.m.
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:47 p.m.
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:47 p.m.
Sand-hill Screw-moss Sand-hill Screw-moss - Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 25 Feb 2022, 2:40 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 2:49 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughou the UK. Habitat includes: calcareous substrates such as walls, rocks / sandy ground, thatch roofs. Seen: All year round.

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis 1 1 7 image for Sand-hill Screw-moss