English name: Cypress-leaved plait-moss
An acrocarpous moss that has green to warm brown, slender to medium-sized, irregularly branched shoots with strongly curved leaves that taper to a long, fine point. Capsules have a beaked lid.
Capsules mature from late autumn to winter.
In Scotland, Hypnum cupressiforme is widespread on acidic and slightly base-rich bark and rock. BBS distribution map
Confusion species: Hypnum andoi, Hypnum jutlandicum, Isothecium alopecurum and Isothecium myosuroides
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