Tortula truncata Common Pottia

A small, ephemeral, autoicous acrocarpous moss which is common on acidic soils in disturbed habitats and particularly cultivated land. It is similar to Tortula caucasica (Tortula modica) and most easily told from it by the shape of its short capsules which are hardly longer than broad and widest near the rim. It is common throughout Britain except for the north of Scotland and it is widespread more or less throughout Wales. It is common on disturbed soil in arable fields, gardens, disturbed ground in pastures and ruderal sites in the lowlands of West Glamorgan. Sporophyte capsules are common throughout the year.