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Brown Moss

Moss type: Moss

This brown moss is commonly found blanketing medium-sized areas In heathlands, In damp forests, and In marshes.
It is small, growing up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. It forms in thin clumps and they spread and grow quickly, and is extremely delicate.
When mature, emerald shield-shaped capsules grow at the end of long, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the late summer to release thousands of spores; it does not cause any allergic reactions.

It comes in 74 varieties.
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles