Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-332.14.00
Orthotrichum affine
German: Verwandtes Goldhaarmoos.
Clades: Orthotrichaceae, Hedwigiales, Bryidae, Bryanae, Bryophyta, Plants.
Botany
This moss has hair on the cap of the capsule. It is growing loosely in little cushions on the bark of deciduous trees. Rarely it is seen on needle trees, stones or concrete. The capsules with spores are mostly deep-seated.