Pohlia melanodon Pink-fruited Thread-moss

A pale-green, dioicous, acrocarpous moss which grows on clay banks particularly near rivers but also on paths in woodlands and elsewhere. It is not as pale as Pohlia wahenbergii and its leaves are broader. It is widely distributed in Britain except for the far north and it is found throughout much of Wales. It is scattered throughout West Glamorgan but is less common in the South Wales Coalfield. Sporophyte capsules are rare in winter and spring.