Plagiomnium affine, the many-fruited thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss found in old-growth boreal forests in North America, Europe and Asia, growing in moist, but not wet, basic to slightly acidic micro-habitats in woodland and turf. ('Plagio' = oblique, 'Mnium' = genus of thyme-moss)
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Many-fruited Thyme-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
- Plagiomnium ellipticum
- Plagiomnium ciliare
- Plagiomnium rostratum
- Plagiomnium novae-zealandiae
- Plagiomnium medium
- Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Bryales
- Family
- Mniaceae
- Genus
- Plagiomnium
- Species
- Plagiomnium affine
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