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Small Flat Moss - Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

My friend says, “Small Flat Moss—wow, I’ve never seen this species.” I turn around to find him kneeling fifty feet back on the trail. His head is only inches above the dirt as he studies a dark green moss clinging to the side of a boulder. I hurry back; the clump is maybe ten inches by six inches, a little under an overhang of the rock. “Look at how the leaves are tiny and wavy with fine points. It is in the appendix of our book,” he says. “I’ll photograph it so we can check with others.” My knees creak as I stoop to capture my photograph.

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Bryophytes - Deception Pass State Park
My friend says, “Small Flat Moss—wow, I’ve never seen this species.” I turn around to find him kneeling fifty feet back on the trail. His head is only inches above the dirt as he studies a dark green moss clinging to the side of a boulder. I hurry back; the clump is maybe ten inches by six inches, a little under an overhang of the rock. “Look at how the leaves are tiny and wavy with fine points. It is in the appendix of our book,” he says. “I’ll photograph it so we can check with others.” My knees creak as I stoop to capture my photograph.