Neckera pennata Hedw. var. oligocarpa (Bruch) Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. tenera Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw.
Shingle moss, neckera moss
These mosses occur in temperate regions worldwide.
Identification: These form shelf-like growths on sugar maples that are at least 120 years old. Plants are 1¾–4″ (5–11 cm) in size. Stems have only a few branches.
Leaves: Oblong-ovate, 1/16–⅛ ⨉ 1/32–⅛″ (2–3 ⨉ 1.2–5 mm), with serrulate or smooth edges.
Habitats: On the bases or trunks of old growth trees, and on boulders, or rock cliffs, at elevations between 984–8530′ (300–2600 m).
Online References:
Neckera oligocarpa Bruch
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. oligocarpa (Bruch) Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. tenera Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. oligocarpa (Bruch) Müll. Hal.
Neckera pennata Hedw. var. tenera Müll. Hal.
3/19/2021 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine 
3/19/2021 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine 
9/5/2025 · Off Rte 24, Gardiner, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
10/1/2023 · Mill Pond Preserve, Arrowsic, Maine 
1/15/2024 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine 
1/15/2024 · Bass Falls Preserve, Alna, Maine 
9/5/2025 · Off Rte 24, Gardiner, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm) 
9/5/2025 · Off Rte 24, Gardiner, Maine · ≈ 4 × 4½″ (10 × 11 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Division | Bryophyta | Mosses |
| Subdivision | Musci | Mosses (all 12,000 of them) |
| Class | Bryopsida | Mosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them |
| Subclass | Bryidae | Mosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments |
| Order | Leucodontales | Also called hypnales, if that’s any help |
| Family | Neckeraceae | Shelf-forming or dendroid mosses, usually found on rocks or other plants. |
| Genus | Neckera | A large genuss of shelf-forming medium- to large-sized mosses. |
| Species | pennata | Feathery |
Neckera pennata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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