Fissidens adianthoides
| Fissidens adianthoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Fissidentaceae |
| Genus: | Fissidens |
| Species: | F. adianthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. | |
Fissidens adianthoides, maidenhair moss, 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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