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Common Pocket-moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Common pocket-moss, Fissidens taxifolius, is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae, first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801, that grows in dense yellowish-green to dark green tufts on damp soil and shaded banks. Its leaves are arranged in two flattened, opposite rows that give the plant a delicate, fern-like appearance, each leaf tipped with a projecting central nerve, and it can form extensive turfs where conditions are favorable.

Facts
Scientific Name
Fissidens taxifolius 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
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Child Taxon Of

Bryopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Pocket-moss
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1. Wikidata: Common Pocket-moss
  • Wikidata Q725466, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Fissidens taxifolius': the common pocket moss, is a species of moss
  • Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Wikipedia: Fissidens taxifolius
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q725466 (P225 taxon name)
  • infobox status=LC
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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