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Silver Moss

Moss type: Moss

This silver moss is commonly found blanketing medium-sized areas In bogs, and In moorlands.
It is small, growing up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches and they overwhelm an area rapidly, and is extremely durable; it is very difficult to kill.
When mature, emerald triangular capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the late summer to release thousands of spores.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
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The sap is silver.
The leaves and petals are often used to make tea.