Bryidae

Releve MD-6 (10 x 10 meters); specimen for this record is my #20799 CAS (determined D. Toren)

This is a freshly collected specimen (with permit) from Sequoia National Park, photographed courtesy of John Brinda, at the nearby St. Anthony's Retreat on the day of collection.

This is a rare moss that requires copper and/or other metals in the substrate and is thus one of the so-called 'copper mosses'. The bluish-green color and small size are distinctive.

This is a close view of Antitrichia californica with capsules and in partly dry condition.

See adjacent images for close views of stems of this moss after collection. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Photographed at home in a plate of water. See adjacent images for a views of this moss in the field. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Photographed at home in a plate of water. See adjacent images for a views of this moss in the field. Synonym: Drepanocladus capillifolius

Compilation of multiple photos taken at different points in time; taken both in field and in lab.

Compilation of multiple photos taken at different points in time; taken both in field and in lab.

This distinctive Hawaiian endemic aquatic moss has a superficial resemblance to Fontinalis, but is not closely related. It is seen here in its native habitat under shallow water on the bed of a flowing stream in a forest opening at about 4,000 feet elevation on Kauai.

This photograph was taken at the type locality on the day this taxon was first discovered.