Produces a matt of brown rhizoids at the base, the leaves run down the stem and the nerve is slightly excurrent.

Produces a matt of brown rhizoids at the base, the leaves run down the stem and the nerve is slightly excurrent.

Often in lime rich places but can also grow in other wet places and on peat as long as there are some basic elements. It doesn't grow in very acidic habitats.

All year round.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.