Fissidens adianthoides

Fissidens adianthoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Fissidentaceae
Genus: Fissidens
Species: F. adianthoides
Binomial name
Fissidens adianthoides
Hedw.

Fissidens adianthoides, the maidenhair pocketmoss,[1] is a moss in the family Fissidentaceae and class Bryopsida.

The Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island used maidenhair moss to bandage wounds. It was so named by Anglo-Saxons because of its resemblance to pubic hair.

References

  1. Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
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