Phlegmariurus varius

Stems erect or suberect, branching several times, 20–30 cm long. Leaves spirally arranged, close-set and overlapping, spreading, strap-shaped, 10–15 mm long, more than 1 mm wide, papery to firm, green to dark green; bases decurrent; apex subacute; leaves towards fertile areas smaller and more appressed. Fertile zones usually terminal (occasionally vegetative growth continues), often branched, curved, up to 15 cm long. Sporophylls in 4 rows, crowded, overlapping and appressed, lanceolate and keeled, 3–6 mm long; apex subacute to acute.