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Polytrichastrum formosum, commonly known as the bank haircap moss, [2] is a species of moss belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution , found mostly in temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere [ 3 ] and especially dominant in Europe and North America.
Syntrichia ruralis, commonly known as twisted moss and star moss, [1] is a species of moss in the family Pottiaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution.It occurs in North America, the Pacific, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South Africa, South America, and Australia.
Crassula tillaea is a succulent plant known by its common names mossy stonecrop [2] and moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when mature. It has tiny triangular pointed leaves only a few millimeters long.
In English, it goes by the common names contorted sphagnum, twisted sphagnum moss, [2] and twisted bog-moss. [3] Description. The species is dioicious [4]: 84–85 ...
After germination and when first developing, moss will develop a thin, felt like structure on damp soil, rocks, tree bark, or rocks. This transitional stage in the life cycle of moss leads to the growth of gametophore which then develops into stems and leaves. Wind is an important distributor of moss spores.
From a distance, Takakia looks like a typical layer of moss or green algae on the rock where it grows. On closer inspection, tiny shoots of Takakia grow from a turf of slender, creeping rhizomes. The green shoots which grow up from the turf are seldom taller than 1 cm, and bear an irregular arrangement of short, finger-like leaves (1 mm long).
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Andreaea blyttii, also commonly known as Blytt's rock moss, is a moss belonging to the family Andreaeaceae, commonly known as rock moss, granite moss, or lantern moss because of this family's unique sporangium. [4] It is part of the genus Andreaea which is known for forming dark brownish or reddish-black carpets in high elevations. [5]