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Elegant Silk-moss - Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

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Elegant Silk-moss Elegant Silk-moss - Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans dylan Eastville park 25 Feb 2022, 4:39 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 4:11 p.m.
Elegant Silk-moss Elegant Silk-moss - Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans dylan Eastville park 25 Feb 2022, 4:39 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 4:11 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK but absent from parts of the East. Habitat includes: Shady places on acidic soils such as rock, logs, tree roots, in woodland / shady rock crevices, conifer plantations, dense shrubs etc. Other names include: Isopterygium elegans (old name).