Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor
(Rambling Tail-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss)
GenusAnomodon (tail-mosses)
FamilyANOMODONTACEAE (tail-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss) :
1: Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss)
22 May 2015 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
vegetative plants, abundant on dry stone walls beside road
Image 1: Colony - moist - front view - close-upImage 2: Colony - moist - front view - close-up (2)Image 3: Colony - moist - top view - close-upImage 4: Colony - moist - top view - close-up (2)Image 5: Colony - moist - top view - close-up (3)Image 6: Plants - on wall - moist
2: Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss)
28 Apr 2000 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on N-facing wall
Image 1: Close-up - half dryImage 2: Close-up - half dry (2)Image 3: Close-up - moistImage 4: In situImage 5: Plant - dryImage 6: Plant - moist to upper right, dry to lower leftImage 7: Shoot - dry - close-upImage 8: Shoot - dry - close-up (2)Image 9: Shoot - moist - close-upImage 10: Shoot - moist - close-up (2)Image 11: Shoot tip - dry - close-upImage 12: Shoot tip - dry - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Leaf cells - base of leaf - magnifiedImage 14: Leaf cells - base of leaf - magnified (2)Image 15: Leaf cells - margin - magnifiedImage 16: Leaf cells - middle of leaf - magnifiedImage 17: Leaf cells - tip of leaf - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf margin - magnifiedImage 19: Leaf tip - magnifiedImage 20: Leaf - under surface - magnifiedImage 21: Leaf - under surface - magnified (2)
3: Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss)
11 Apr 1972 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Ash bole
Image 1: Dry state -close-up - enlargedImage 2: Moist state -close-up - enlarged
4: Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss)
28 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Leaf cells - magnified

Anomodon viticulosus (Rambling Tail-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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