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Tortula Ruralis Moss

Tortula Ruralis MossTortula ruralis

Tortula ruralis is much like the preceeding, but smaller, with flowers dioicous. It grows on thatched roofs or stony ground, in tall cushions 1 to 3 inches deep; bright green above and bright redbrown below. The awn at the apex of the leaf is strongly spiny, transparent above and often red at the base, sometimes equalling the rest of the leaf. The spore cases are narrowly cylindrical with a lid half as long and a stout red pedicel about an inch long.