Kingdom Plantae Subclass Dicranidae Family Fissidentaceae Scientific name Fissidens adianthoides Rank Species | Division Bryophyta Order Dicranales Genus Fissidens Higher classification Fissidens | |
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Similar Fissidens, Moss, Fissidens dubius, Fissidens taxifolius, Fissidentaceae | ||
Fissidens adianthoides, the maidenhair pocketmoss, is a moss in the family Fissidentaceae and class Bryopsida.
The Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island used maidenhair moss to bandage wounds. It was so named by Anglo-Saxons because of its resemblance to pubic hair.
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