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Sunburst Moss

Moss type: Moss

This orange-yellow moss is commonly found blanketing large areas In damp forests.
It is big, growing up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. It forms in large clumps and they overwhelm an area rapidly, and is slightly light.
When mature, emerald kidney-shaped capsules grow at the end of elongated, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release hundred of spores; it does not cause any allergic reactions.

It out-competes most other plants for nutrients and light.
Several parts of the flower have medicinal properties.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like