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Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium

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Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:40 p.m.
Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:41 p.m.
Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:41 p.m.
Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Kneiff's Feather-moss Kneiff's Feather-moss - Leptodictyum riparium dylan Laundry Lane 21 Feb 2023, 6:15 p.m. 21 Feb 2023, 4:44 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the lowland parts of the UK. It is absent from much of Scotland. Habitat includes: Wet places such as at the base of trees, fen carr, marshes, ponds, sluggish streams, wet woodland etc. It often grows submerged. Other names include: Stream-side Leptodictyum-moss.

Useful Links:

British Bryological Society

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