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Camptochaete monolina

Camptochaete monolina is a large moss from the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia, growing on rock in shaded rainforest. It is a wild species with little horticultural history, so care is best kept close to its natural humid, shaded habitat.

Family
Lembophyllaceae (Lembophyll family)
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep consistently moist, as it grows in wet rainforest conditions.
Soil
Does not grow in soil; attach to rock, bark or a moss mat in a moisture-retaining substrate.
Temperature
Cool to warm tropical conditions, roughly 15–26 °C; avoid frost and prolonged heat.
How easy
Hard

About

Camptochaete monolina is a species of moss found in the Wet Tropics of Australia.

Where it grows

It occurs as an lithophyte in simple microphyll vine-forest on Mount Bellenden Ker, Wooroonooran National Park, Far North Queensland.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camptochaete monolina 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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