Starke'S Kiaeria Moss (Kiaeria starkei)
Description
Grows as yellow-green cushions or patches which can be extensive and up to 6 cm tall. The leaves are 4-4.5 mm long, somewhat wavy when dry, erect or turned in one direction when moist, and narrowly spearhead-shaped with a long tip and an excurrent nerve. The cells at the basal corners of the leaf are usually visible with a hand lens, being large, brown and forming a distinct group. Capsules are fairly common, elliptical, slightly curved and have a swollen base (see drawing on p. 373)
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Dicranales
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Family: Dicranaceae
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Genus: Kiaeria
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