Maidenhair Pocket-moss
Fissidens adianthoides
Fissidens adianthoides, the maidenhair pocketmoss, is a North American moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801. The Nitinaht First Nations of Vancouver Island have used maidenhair moss to bandage wounds. It was named by the Anglo-Saxons based on its resemblance to pubic hair.
- Scientific name
- Fissidens adianthoides
- Family
- Fissidentaceae