English name: Fox-tail feather-moss
A distinctive pleurocarpous moss with a tree-like appearance that consists of upright stems, with small, triangular, scale-like leaves and branches that have dark-green leaves. Those branch leaves are egg-shaped and have an acute tip with coarse teeth.
Capsules mature from September to May.
In Scotland, Thamnobryum alopecurum is widespread on rocks by streams and rivers and on shaded coastal and inland rocks, and on tree bases in mildly base-rich woodland. BBS distribution map
Look out for Eurhynchium striatum, Plagiochila asplenioides, Plagiomnium undulatum and Thuidium tamariscinum nearby.
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