Grassy Knoll Moss: Confusing

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Mosses & Liverworts (Bryophyta) - Mosses (Bryopsida)

Order:

Dense Leaved Mosses (Grimmiales)

Family:

Rock Moss (Grimmiaceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Grassy Knoll Moss (Grimmia pulvinata)

This Photo:

🔍Confusing🔎

Other name:

Grey-cushioned Grimmia

Thank you Alan Dandie (Alan_Dandie) for identifying and Andrew Thornhill for confirming the id of this species for us

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
This confused us for a long time, until we realised it's a different Long-sporangium species inside this species.
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Alan said "Capsules inverted amongst the leaves"

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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