Brachytheciaceae

The members of this family form mats on old logs and the soil.

Eurhynchium praelongum

Eurhynchium speciosum

Rhyncostegium tenuifolium

A closer view of the leaves below.

Pseudoscleropodium purum

Thought to be an introduced species. It is found growing amongst grasses and other mosses in places like roadsides.

Brachythecium paradoxum

Found on very wet ground.

A closer view of the leaves showing the short apiculus which is bent backwards.

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