Orange Shieldfern

This orange moss is commonly found growing in tiny clumps In damp forests, and On trees.
It is short, growing up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. It forms in small clumps, and is very light.
When mature, emerald shield-shaped capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-autumn to release thousands of spores; it can cause severe allergic reactions.