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Maidenhair Pocketmoss

Mosses and Liverworts

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Maidenhair Pocketmoss is a moss in the family Fissidentaceae found in North America. It was first described by the botanist Johann Hedwig in 1801, and the Nitinaht First Nations of Vancouver Island have used it to bandage wounds.

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