Posting shows an especially dense aggregation of sporophyte bearing plants growing on damp. compacted soil within a lawn.
Associated with Lunularia cruciata, Bryum, sp., Fissidens bryoides, Poa annua and Sagina procumbens.
Elaters not spiral, capsule wall with stomata, spores brown. Thallus costale near margins, spore spines c.3 microns.
Identification confirmed by J.E. Braggins 11 November 2016.