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apple moss

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Also known as: Bartramia pomiformis
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apple moss, (Bartramia pomiformis), moss of the family Bartramiaceae that has apple-shaped capsules (spore cases) and forms wide deep cushions in moist rocky woods throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of some 70 species in the genus Bartramia; more than 10 are found in North America. An apple moss is usually erect, having a two-forked caulid (stem) about 6 cm (about 2.25 inches) tallwith rust-coloured feltlike hairs on its lower part. The top half of each phyllid (leaflike structure) is serrated.

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