Splendid Feather Moss, Step Moss
Hylocomium splendens
Synonyms: Hylocomium alaskanum, Hylocomium giganteum, Hylocomium proliferum, Hylocomium splendens var. alaskanum, Hylocomium splendens var. gracilius, Hylocomium splendens var. obtusifolium
![Splendid Feather Moss, Step Moss: Hylocomium splendens (Synonyms: Hylocomium alaskanum, Hylocomium giganteum, Hylocomium proliferum, Hylocomium splendens var. alaskanum, Hylocomium splendens var. gracilius, Hylocomium splendens var. obtusifolium)](../../../../../gorge/moss/moss/hylocomiaceae/hylocomium/splendens/splendens1c.jpg)
Step moss growing on a bank along the Eagle Creek Trail approximately adjacent to the Upper Punchbowl Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.................March 24, 2012.
- ![Splendid Feather Moss, Step Moss: Hylocomium splendens (Synonyms: Hylocomium alaskanum, Hylocomium giganteum, Hylocomium proliferum, Hylocomium splendens var. alaskanum, Hylocomium splendens var. gracilius, Hylocomium splendens var. obtusifolium)](../../../../../gorge/moss/moss/hylocomiaceae/hylocomium/splendens/splendens1b.jpg)
Step moss growing on a bank along the Eagle Creek Trail approximately adjacent to the Upper Punchbowl Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.................March 24, 2012.
![Splendid Feather Moss, Step Moss: Hylocomium splendens (Synonyms: Hylocomium alaskanum, Hylocomium giganteum, Hylocomium proliferum, Hylocomium splendens var. alaskanum, Hylocomium splendens var. gracilius, Hylocomium splendens var. obtusifolium)](../../../../../gorge/moss/moss/hylocomiaceae/hylocomium/splendens/splendens2a.jpg)
A bank full of step moss growing on a bank along the Wahclella Falls Trail above Tanner Creek, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area................October 15, 2012.
Paul Slichter