English name: Rusty hook-moss
A distinctive pleurocarpous moss with a sprawling growth form and reddish or almost black shoots. The long, irregular branches have nerved leaves.
In Scotland, Scorpidium revolvens has a scattered, upland distribution and is found in moderately base-rich flushes or on flushed rocks. BBS distribution map
Look out for Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum nearby.
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