Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Philonotis calcarea (vernacular name: thick-nerved apple-moss) is a species of moss belonging to the family Bartramiaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Thick-nerved Apple-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

• Philonotis fontana
• Philonotis tenuis
• Aulacomnium palustre
• Philonotis capillaris
• Sclerodontium pallidum
• Breutelia affinis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Bartramiales

Family

Bartramiaceae

Genus

Philonotis

Species

Philonotis calcarea

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