English name: Lesser featherwort
A liverwort that forms green to dark green mats. The front margin of the egg-shaped leaves is reflexed and extends down onto the stem. Thread-like branches bind together the shoots to form a mat. Male shoots form yellow, attenuated tips to the shoots.
In Scotland, Plagiochila porelloides is widespread in a wide range of sheltered habitats including woodland banks and streamsides. BBS distribution map
Look out for Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium and Isothecium myosuroides nearby.
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