Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Smooth Bristle-moss being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Orthotrichum stramineum
- Orthotrichum patens
- Lewinskya speciosa
- Orthotrichum stellatum
- Orthotrichum pallens
- Lewinskya sordida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Orthotrichales
- Family
- Orthotrichaceae
- Genus
- Lewinskya
- Species
- Lewinskya striata
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