Neckera cephalonica
Feathery Neckera
Neckera pennata
Hedw. Species
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- Botanical name
- Neckera pennata
- Also known as
- Feathered Neckera, Feathery Neckera, Shingle Moss
- Family
- Neckeraceae
- Genus
- Neckera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Feathery Neckera
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Neckera pennata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cryptopodia pennata
Cryptopodium pennatum
Daltonia pennata
Distichia pennata
Eleutera pennata
Fontinalis pennata
Hypnum pennatum
Neckera abbreviata
Neckera pennata f. saxicola
Neckera pennata var. saxicola
Pilotrichum pennatum
Rhystophyllum pennatum
Others in Neckera
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