Bristly haircap moss Polytrichum piliferum, male shoots with reddish "flowers" that contain the antheridia, Surrey, UK during spring

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Location: Crooksbury Common, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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