Fissidens fontanus, commonly known as limp pocket moss or phoenix moss, is a species of aquatic moss belonging to the family Fissidentaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Water Pocket 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
- Fontinalis hypnoides
- Fontinalis novae-angliae
- Fontinalis neomexicana
- Fontinalis antipyretica
- Fontinalis squamosa
- Dichelyma capillaceum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Dicranales
- Family
- Fissidentaceae
- Genus
- Fissidens
- Species
- Fissidens fontanus
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