Moss - Grimmia pulvinata

Many thanks to Kay Newbury at Reading University for the identification only of this Moss species - Grimmia pulvinata.

A common moss growing in round "blobs" to 3cm (1.2in) deep on walls and similar substrates. The leaves which grow from short erect stems are tightly packed together and are broadly lanceolate with tips that have long hair-points. Spore capsules on setae which are strongly curved when moist so that the capsules are tucked in among the leaves. The ovoid capsules are grooved and have red tips when young becoming brown with age.

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