Moss

Thanks! You may well be correct as I have been told positive ID of a moss requires a microscope. I don't remember for sure but I believe the ID was based largely on the types of moss that are found in Cedar Glades and was not obtained by careful keying as I would do for a flowering plant. I will look into it and if I can't be sure about the ID I may just change the title to "Moss". Thanks again

P.S. Atrichum's common name is "star moss."

Nice pattern, but looks more like Atrichum sp., a True Moss (Class Bryopsida), similar to a Hair Cap -- external links: http://eol.org/pages/87175/overview - and species key (may be CA specific): http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_moss_gk.pl?genus=Atrichum