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Pleuridium acuminatum
Small mosses that form mid-green or brownish-tinged patches which can be dense, but are often open aggregations of shoots. They are short, to 1 cm, but often less, with the upper leaves much longer than the lower (about 4 mm as opposed to about 1.5 mm), usually erect and occasionally slightly turned to one side. The leaves are spearhead-shaped, tapering relatively gradually from a base that is egg-shaped to a long, fine tip in the upper leaves where it is composed mainly of the excurrent nerve. Capsules are common, held on a very short seta, 1 mm long, hidden between the upper leaves and are shortly oval with a blunt point.
Pioneer species of bare acidic soil. Spotted on an earthy slope of a path. Parque Nacional de Monfragüe
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/36; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Feb 1, 2014
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014
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