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Ptychostomum knowltonii

Bryum knowltonii

Also called Knowlton's bryum moss, Knowlton's Bryum, Knowlton's Thread Moss

Ptychostomum knowltonii, also called Knowlton's bryum moss, is a small green moss in the Bryaceae family with ovate, strongly concave leaves. It grows as a low, moist-loving moss and is not a flowering plant, so it is grown and kept like other mosses.

Family
Bryaceae (Bry family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the moss consistently moist, misting or dipping as needed, but avoid standing water.
Soil
Grows on moist, humus-rich substrate, bark, or rock surfaces rather than in conventional potting soil.
Temperature
10–24 °C; tolerates cool conditions typical of its Northern Hemisphere range.
How easy
Moderate

About

Ptychostomum knowltonii is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae. Its green leaves are ovate and strongly concave.

It is native to Northern Hemisphere.

Other Ptychostomum plants

Ptychostomum schleicheri · Ptychostomum turbinatum · Ptychostomum warneum · Round Leaved Bryum · Funck's Thread Moss · Marsh Bryum · Ptychostomum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptychostomum knowltonii 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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