English name: Sharp-leaved blindia
An acrocarpous moss with small, shiny, dark green or yellowish green shoots with a reddish tinge. The leaves are rigid, slender and tapering, and often somewhat curved in one direction.
Capsules mature in summer.
In Scotland, Blindia acuta has a mainly upland distribution where it is found on rock and gravelly soils in running water or besides streams and flushes, or on rock over which water seeps. BBS distribution map
Look out for Campyllium stellatum and Scapania undulata nearby.
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