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Brachytheciastrum

Brachytheciastrum
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0

Brachytheciastrum is a genus of mosses in the family Brachytheciaceae, found in most parts of the world. Mosses like these grow on moist soil, rock, bark or wood, and are not usually grown as garden or houseplants.

Family
Brachytheciaceae (Brachytheci family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keeps moist in the wild; mist or keep damp if grown in a shaded, humid spot.
Soil
Grows on moist soil, rock, bark or decaying wood rather than in potting mix.

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Brachytheciastrum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.

The genus was first described by Ignatov and Huttunen.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachytheciastrum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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