Key Identification Features
- This species is very similar to Dicranoloma robustum, but can be distinguished by its more untidy leaf arrangement and generally smaller leaves.
- Its extensively branched, often prostrate stems are visible within the leaf mass, and its short leaves make this moss very distinctive.
- The obtuse shape of its leaves is easily visible under a hand lens, and this is another identifying feature of the species.
- Dicranoloma billardieri typically has a main stem with multiple lateral branches, and a perichaetium commonly forms at each apex.
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