Moss 1 - Compylophyllum hispidulum

Moss-1 Compylophyllum hispidulum 



















Figure 1: Compylophyllum hispidulum


                                                                                                                                             Figure 2: Leaf close-up
Name: Compylophyllum hispidulum 
Common Name: N/A
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Collection Date: 9/8/2016
Habitat: Growing on flat rock surface
Location: Hiram college
Description: Light green, branching, creeping/horizontal growth with very small leaves.

Figure 3: Dried sample of Compylophyllum hispidulum 

Key Used: McKnight, K. B. & Rohrer, J. R. & Ward, K. M. & Perdrizet, W. J.(2013). Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved October 12, 2016, from Project MUSE database.

Keying Steps: From: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians (p 17) - Pleurocarp - ovate, no vein - Key XI (p 369-375) 1: Branches not flattened; leaves appear to come off all around stem, more or less 3-D - 12 12: Leaves mostly a single color - 13 13: stem green to brown, not particularly contrasting with leaves; mosses of various sizes -17 17: Plants of dry to very moist habitats, not submerged or kept constantly wet- 23 23: Branches appear fuzzy or bristly, wet or dry; leaves wide-spreading nearly at right angle to stem -24 24: Plants very small; leaves < 1mm long, tip furrowed to form U-shaped channel - (p 307) - Campylophyllum hispidulum
Source Key Used: McKnight, K. B. & Rohrer, J. R. & Ward, K. M. & Perdrizet, W. J.(2013). Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved October 12, 2016, from Project MUSE database.
Family name retrieved from:Campylium hispidulum. (2015). Retrieved October 11, 2016, from http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Campylium hispidulum