Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. Hedw.
(Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
GenusHypnum (plait-mosses)
FamilyHYPNACEAE (a family of feather-mosses and plait-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) :
1: Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
10 Mar 1985 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on fallen willow trunk
Image 1: Moss-covered willow trunkImage 2: Moss-covered willow trunk (2)
2: Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
25 Jan 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on fallen log
Image 1: Fruiting - in situ - close-upImage 2: In situ - close-upImage 3: Capsule - highly enlarged
3: Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
23 Dec 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: In situ - fruiting - close-upImage 2: In situ - fruiting - close-up - enlargedImage 3: In situ - fruiting - close-up - enlarged (2)

Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypnum cupressiforme s.s. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss)
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