Status in Britain: Common

This is a prominent moss in many habitats, being tolerant of a wide range of conditions, from acid to neutral. Its leaves are long and tapering to fine points, and toothed towards their tips. A nerve runs the entire length of the leaf, and groups of orange-brown cells occur in the basal angles. The stems are erects,with the leaves often tending tocurve in one direction (a conditionknown as secund). In woodlands, may be confused with the close relative, Dicranum majus.