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Hypnum cupressiforme

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tree. The stem leaves are long and thin measuring 1.0-2.1 mm by 0.3-0.6 mm. They are concave and sickle-shaped, tapering towards the tip. The branch leaves are smaller and narrower than those on the stems. The moss produces short, cylindrical and slightly curved
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and occurs in a wide variety of habitats and climatic zones. It typically grows on tree trunks, logs, walls, rocks and other surfaces. It prefers
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It is a small to medium-sized moss about 2–10 cm long. It is
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Grasses, Ferns, Mosses & Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland
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measuring 0.6-0.9 mm. They are borne on reddish-brown
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(2004) 458:Phillips, Roger (1994) 354:: e.T87462895A87713959 279: 319:have been described. 277: 183:H. cupressiforme 517:Hypnum cupressiforme 487:Hypnum cupressiforme 462:, Macmillan, London. 439:Hypnum cupressiforme 376:Hypnum cupressiforme 342:(Europe assessment)" 340:Hypnum cupressiforme 336:Sim-Sim, M. (2019). 313:Hypnum cupressiforme 218:Hypnum cupressiforme 201:Hypnum cupressiforme 25:Hypnum cupressiforme 42:Conservation status 295:which contain the 280: 795: 794: 728:Open Tree of Life 479:Taxon identifiers 452:Bryophyte Ecology 416:978-0-9561310-2-7 237:belonging to the 214: 213: 85: 65: 835: 788: 787: 775: 774: 762: 761: 749: 748: 736: 735: 723: 722: 710: 709: 700: 699: 687: 686: 684:NHMSYS0000310080 674: 673: 661: 660: 648: 647: 635: 634: 622: 621: 609: 608: 596: 595: 583: 582: 570: 569: 557: 556: 544: 543: 531: 530: 521: 520: 519: 506: 505: 504: 474: 429: 428: 402: 396: 395: 393: 391: 370: 364: 363: 361: 359: 333: 203: 100: 99: 79: 76: 75: 59: 54: 53: 35: 21: 843: 842: 838: 837: 836: 834: 833: 832: 798: 797: 796: 791: 783: 778: 770: 765: 757: 752: 744: 739: 731: 726: 718: 715:Observation.org 713: 705: 703: 695: 690: 682: 677: 669: 664: 656: 651: 643: 638: 630: 625: 617: 612: 604: 599: 591: 586: 578: 573: 565: 560: 552: 547: 539: 534: 526: 524: 515: 514: 509: 500: 499: 494: 481: 433: 432: 417: 404: 403: 399: 389: 387: 372: 371: 367: 357: 355: 335: 334: 330: 325: 210: 205: 199: 186: 94: 86: 77: 73: 66: 55: 51: 44: 17: 16:Species of moss 12: 11: 5: 841: 839: 831: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 800: 799: 793: 792: 790: 789: 785:wfo-0001148980 776: 763: 750: 737: 724: 711: 701: 688: 675: 662: 649: 636: 623: 610: 597: 584: 571: 558: 545: 532: 522: 507: 491: 489: 483: 482: 477: 471: 470: 463: 456: 443: 431: 430: 415: 397: 365: 327: 326: 324: 321: 212: 211: 206: 195: 194: 188: 187: 180: 178: 174: 173: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 136: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 88: 87: 71: 68: 67: 49: 46: 45: 40: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 840: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 805: 803: 786: 781: 777: 773: 768: 764: 760: 755: 751: 747: 742: 738: 734: 729: 725: 721: 716: 712: 708: 702: 698: 693: 689: 685: 680: 676: 672: 667: 663: 659: 654: 650: 646: 641: 637: 633: 628: 624: 620: 615: 611: 607: 602: 598: 594: 589: 585: 581: 576: 572: 568: 563: 559: 555: 550: 546: 542: 537: 533: 529: 523: 518: 512: 508: 503: 497: 493: 492: 490: 488: 484: 480: 475: 468: 464: 461: 457: 454: 453: 448: 444: 441: 440: 435: 434: 426: 422: 418: 412: 408: 401: 398: 386: 384: 379: 377: 369: 366: 353: 349: 348: 343: 341: 332: 329: 322: 320: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 289: 285: 284:pleurocarpous 276: 272: 270: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219: 209: 204: 202: 196: 193: 192:Binomial name 189: 185: 184: 179: 176: 175: 172: 171: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 123: 120: 117: 114: 113: 110: 107: 104: 103: 98: 93: 89: 83: 69: 63: 58: 57:Least Concern 47: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 746:tro-35104432 486: 466: 459: 450: 438: 406: 400: 388:. 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IUCN 3.1
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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Bryidae
Hypnales
Hypnaceae
Hypnum
Binomial name
Hedw.
species
moss
genus
Hypnum
Antarctica
acidic
pollution
Greek
Hypnos

pleurocarpous
cypress
capsules
spores

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