Key Identification Features
- They have several distinct characteristics: each leaf edge has 3–4 rows of thick-walled cells that form a pale border, and the upper portions of the leaf are marked by coarse, irregular teeth.
- Like other species in the genus Fissidens, it has a distinctive flattened appearance, with leaves arranged in two opposite rows that look like a tiny fern frond.
- This species can be told apart from similar Fissidens species by its tufted growth habit and its distinctive pointed leaf tips with a projecting central nerve.
- There is clear variation in morphological features across the species' global range.
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