Nut moss (English spelling) nutmoss

Japanese: nut moss(英語表記)nutmoss
Nut moss (English spelling) nutmoss

...Ikubigoke means "boar's-necked moss" and is named after the short capsule stalk and chunky capsule. In China, the genus Diphyscium is also called short-necked moss, and in English it is called ant's egg moss or nut moss. D. foliosum (Hedw.) Mohr. is widely distributed in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, and in Japan it grows in the high mountains of the Chubu region.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "nut moss" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イクビゴケは“猪首ごけ”の意で,蒴柄が短く蒴がずんぐりしている特徴に基づく。中国でもイクビゴケ属Diphysciumを短頸蘚といい,英語でもant’s egg mossとかnut mossという。ミヤマイクビゴケD.foliosum (Hedw.) Mohr.は北半球の高緯度地域に広く分布し,日本では中部地方の高山に生育する。…

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