Syntrichia latifolia Hübener 1833

This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb). This photograph was taken at home later from a collected piece to show a young capsule with its calyptra and a mature capsule with its peristome

This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb) and is here seen photographed later from a collected piece. The small green specks seen on the upper leaf surfaces are gemmae that enable vegetative propagation.

Description: English: Syntrichia latifolia, dry plants Deutsch: Syntrichia latifolia, Breitblättriges Verbundzahnmoos; trockene Pflanzen. Date: 9 January 2014. Source: Own work. Author: HermannSchachner. Aufnahmeort: Donauau bei Wallsee - Ardagger, Niederösterreich, Austria Camera location48° 10′ 13″ N, 14° 47′ 21″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 48.170278; 14.789167.