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Plants growing in the alpine or subalpine regions face the challenge of obtaining and retaining water. One solution for obtaining water is the growth of an extensive root system. A small alpine forget-me-not may stand only inches above the ground, but its taproot can extend for a couple of feet below the soil surface.
Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions.
Ptychomnion aciculare (Greek ptychios meaning ‘folded’, mnion meaning ‘moss’) is possibly the most common form of moss found in wet and rain forests around the southern hemisphere. It grows on ground level, particularly on humus soils, on fallen trees and logs, or as an epiphyte in some instances; often forming vast mats. [ 4 ]
Moss garden at the Kōzan-ji temple in Shimonoseki, Japan. Moss lawns are lawns composed of moss, which occur naturally, but can also be cultivated like grass lawns. [1] They are a defining element in moss gardens. Moss lawns are drought-tolerant and rarely need misting once established (the average US grass lawn uses a hundred times as much ...
Fire moss is a short moss that forms dense tufts or sometimes cushions. [5] [6] The stems are erect, usually about 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) long. The upper 0.19 inch (0.5 cm) is current year's growth; [5] often slightly branched by forking at the tip of the old growth. [7] The stems sometimes become 2.4 to 3.1 inches (7–8 cm) long in shaded places. [8]
Leucobryum albidum (common name pincushion moss) is a species of moss with a wide distribution in the northern and southern hemispheres. This plant first appeared in scientific literature as Dicranum albidum in 1805 published by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois .
Moss campion is a low, ground-hugging plant. It may seem densely matted and moss-like. [4] The dense cushions are up to a foot or more in diameter. The bright green leaves are narrow, arising from the base of the plant. The dead leaves from the previous season persist for years, and pink flowers are borne singly on short stalks that may be up ...
A container garden in large plastic planters. Container or bucket gardening involves growing plants in some type of container, whether it be commercially produced or an everyday object such as 5-gallon bucket, wooden crate, plastic storage container, kiddie pool, etc. Container gardening is convenient for those with limited spaces because the containers can be placed anywhere and as single ...