Emerald Shield Moss

This brown moss is commonly found growing in small clumps In rainforests, and In marshes.
It is short, growing up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall. It forms in large clumps and they are exceptionally hardy, and is slightly delicate.
When mature, emerald shield-shaped capsules grow at the end of elongated, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the late autumn to release hundred of spores; it can cause severe allergic reactions.