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Crimson Moss

Moss type: Moss

This pink-red moss is commonly found growing in small clumps In damp forests, and In bogs.
It is short, growing up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches and they overwhelm an area rapidly, and is very flimsy.
When mature, emerald oval-shaped capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release millions of spores; it does not cause many allergic reactions.

It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if it falls or if its limbs are knocked off.
It comes in 68 varieties.
It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles