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Sunset Moss

Moss type: Moss

This orange-yellow moss is commonly found blanketing small areas On trees, In rainforests, and In damp forests.
It is short, growing up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. It forms in small clumps and they are slow to spread and grow, and is very resistant; it can easily endure being trodden on.
When mature, emerald heart-shaped capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release millions of spores.

Several parts of the shrub have medicinal properties.
It is suitable for use as a construction material
The sap causes severe rashes