Ceratodon purpureus

Description

Acrocarpous moss forming tufts or patches from yellowish–green to brownish–red. Leaves ovate to narrowly lanceolate, acute, concave, margin recurved. Margin often bluntly toothed near apex. Nerve stout, percurrent to excurrent.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: A Nordic bryophytes and lichens - Abietinella-Calypogeia CC BY 4.0

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Observations
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Checklist
MR.1
Scientific name
Ceratodon purpureus
Author
(Hedw.) Brid.
Vernacular names
  • metsäkulosammal (Finnish)
  • brännmossa (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.43496
Taxon rank
MX.species
Occurrence in Finland
MX.occurrenceInFinlandPublished
Status in Finland
  • MX.typeOfOccurrenceStablePopulation
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 MX.iucnLC
  • 2010 MX.iucnLC
  • 2000 MX.iucnLC
Experts
  • Sanna Huttunen
  • Kati Pihlaja
DNA barcode sequences
Ceratodon purpureus
198 public records
Informal groups