Hypnanae

Habitat -- with USFS botatinst Wayne Rolle in foreground

In wet boggy ground near a spring, in semi-open but near trees.

In wet boggy ground near a spring, in semi-open but near trees.

In wet boggy ground near a spring, in semi-open but near trees.

Identified and vouchered by Jim Shevock.

This is a close view of Antitrichia californica with capsules and in partly dry condition.

See adjacent images for close views of stems of this moss after collection. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Photographed at home in a plate of water. See adjacent images for a views of this moss in the field. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Photographed at home in a plate of water. See adjacent images for a views of this moss in the field. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Compilation of multiple photos taken at different points in time; taken both in field and in lab.

This distinctive Hawaiian endemic aquatic moss has a superficial resemblance to Fontinalis, but is not closely related. It is seen here in its native habitat under shallow water on the bed of a flowing stream in a forest opening at about 4,000 feet elevation on Kauai.