Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb

English: Star Moss

German: Dach-Drehzahnmoos

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Bryophyta (7)

    Class: Bryopsida (7)

      Order: Pottiales (1)

        Family: Pottiaceae (1)

          Genus: Tortula (1)

            Epithet: ruralis (Hedw.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb (1)

ruralis => of or from rural areas (but not fields)

Climate: sub-tropical, tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

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