Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Hypnanae
Order: Ptychomniales
Family: Ptychomniaceae
Genus: Ptychomniella
Species: Ptychomnion aciculare
Common name: Pipe cleaner moss.
A very common moss found on damp ground, on leaf litter or rotting logs. It also grows epiphytically on tree trunks in forests. It forms extensive glossy, light green patches. Width: 10 mm Length: 50 mm to 100 mm.
The stalks are the sporangia of Ptychomnion aciculare
