English: Big shaggy-moss; Rough goose neck moss; Electrified cat's tail moss.
Clades:
Hylocomiaceae.
Region: boreal regions and the Pacific Northwest.
Botany: big moss; dominating in forests, fussy appearance; habitat humus-rich substrates and soil in montane forests, occasionally on logs and trees in lowland rainforests or on sandy-gravelly soils near streams.