Fissidens bryoides, Hedw.

Fissidens bryoides is a small terrestrial fissidens which can most commonly be found on shaded rocks along the gorge, it may also be found on soil. The leaves contain a pocket like structure on one side of the mid-rib. The mid-rib ends at the tip of the leaf. The leaf has elongated cells around the margin which makes a border that ends just below the tip of the leaf. Capsules are exerted above the leaves and contain a pointed lid.

Compared to:

Fissidens fontanus– Aquatic, pleurocarpous moss, can be found submerged in the gorge.

Fissidens taxifolius– Mid-rib extends beyond the leaf tip and has no elongated border cells