Common Candle Snuffer Moss

Description:

Encalypta vulgaris Hedw. This is the form that was at one time recognized as E. vulgaris var. mutica differentiated mainly on the basis of obtuse to broadly rounded leaves. Lacks a peristome. The base of the reddish brown calyptra is not fringed and is papillose (as here) or smooth. Usually grows in rock crevices. April 3, 2013, Salt Lake County, Utah, approx. 4,880 ft. elev, growing on Tintic Quartzite.