Image of pleuridium moss

Description:

This is either Pleuridium subulatum or P. acuminatum. It is a small 'ephemeral' moss seen here in short moss turf. A small piece was harvested and this photograph was obtained the same day back at CYO camp but in situ on the turf piece. A second even smaller moss, Ephemerum serratum, can be seen with capsules at top center. The moss plants at bottom right with capsules may be Ephemerum and/or Phascum cuspidatum.