Specimen 1.

Figure1: This moss was collected in the South Chagrin Reservation growing on a Tree.

Name: Antitrichia curtipendula
Family: Leucodontaceae
Collection Date: September 13, 2011

Habitat: Was growing on a Tree on edge of forest

Location:South Chagrin Reservation

Description: Bright yellowish-green with many small wiry steams.

Collector: Ken Belter

Key Used: Conard, H.S. and P.L. Redfearn, Jr. 1979. How to Know the Mosses and Liverworts 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, Mass

Keying Steps: Some of the key steps here have been abbreviated or only highlight certain aspects of the description. Some of the shorter ones like plants not as above will appear as in the book.

Start of Key page 19

     1a. Plants with Stems and Leaves; leaves equally spaced around the stem or, if in two opposite rows, leaf cells elongate or isodiametric and rhizoids multicellular...2

     2b. Plants not as above...3

     3b. Plants not as above...pg 28 Subclass Brtidae

Page 28

     1b. Green...3

     3b. Leaves Inserted in three or more rows...7

     7b. Sterile stems not arranged in a cup...8

     8b. Leaves well developed and persistent...9

     9b. Plant not as above...10

     10b. Plants with distinct stem...17

     17b. Plants growing on trees...20

     20b. leaves without such out growths...28

     28b. Plants do not have above set charteristics... 33

     33b. stems creeping in interwoven mats...139

     139b. leaves smooth; more or less glossy...174

     174b. Paraphyllia few or none...182

     182b. Costa strong...183

     183a Costa strong with one or two accessory ribs...Antitrichia

Page 157

     1a Branches not julaceous...Antitrichia curtipendula

    From Conrard and Redfearn "Plants dark green to yellow-green or yellow-brown, in loose mats, stems up to 15 cm long, branches often pendant and flagelliform, on trees and logs, rarely on on rocks, Alaska south to California, Montana, New foundland"(1979)
Links
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANCU3