Barbula unguiculata, also called as Bird's-claw Beard-moss is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. Its color is usually distinctive, a kind of bright yellow-green shared by few similar acrocarps such as Trichostomum species. Its leaves always look opaque, thanks to its densely papillose leaf cells. In dry conditions, the leaves frequently twist or curl around the stem, whereas they spread outward when moist. Each leaf is parallel-sided for most of its lengths.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bird's-Claw Beard-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
- Streblotrichum convolutum
- Trichostomum brachydontium
- Barbula calycina
- Pseudocrossidium revolutum
- Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
- Didymodon torquatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Pottiales
- Family
- Pottiaceae
- Genus
- Barbula
- Species
- Barbula unguiculata
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