Status in Britain: Common:

A very common moss, and indeed the commonest pleurocarpous moss in Wales and the rest of Britain (one of the reasons for this is that it is pollution tolerant). It grows on trees, tree-stumps and logs, as well as on rock outcrops, walls, roofs etc. It can tolerate shaded or exposed conditions. The plant has a characteritic appearance with the leaves tapering to fine points and curved like a sickle. The nerve is very short and double.