''Kindbergia praelonga'', known as common feather-moss, is a species of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...

belonging to the family

Brachytheciaceae Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species. Description The family consists of pleurocarpous mosses with very diverse appearances. They are irregular or pinnately branche ...

. It is a medium to large size moss with

pinnate Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and ...

leaves. The species is of interest for having properties that may be beneficial for human health. The species is found worldwide in moist to wet habitats. It is one of the most common mosses in lowland

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

. ''Eurhynchium praelongum'' var. ''stokesii'' and '' Kindbergia brittoniae'' were formerly classified within this species.

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Brachytheciaceae Taxa named by Johann Hedwig {{hypnales-stub