''Fissidens grandifrons'' is a
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
which is the largest of the family
Fissidentaceae. It is found in turbulent water which it needs to get its carbon dioxide.
[Glime, Janice M (1993). The Elfin World of Mosses and Liverworts. . pg. 44.]
Its fronds were held to be reminiscent of
phoenix feathers by the Chinese.
References
Fissidentaceae
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