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Fissidens pokhrensis

Fissidens pokhrensis is a tiny moss, only 2 to 3 mm tall, that grows on rock and tree bark in shaded forest. It is not a flowering plant and is not usually grown as a garden or houseplant.

Family
Fissidentaceae (Fissident family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep moist but not waterlogged; mosses in the wild are fed by humid air and rain.
Soil
Grows on rock, soil banks or bark rather than in potting mix.
Temperature
Cool to warm, moist forest conditions; not frost tolerant as a species in cultivation.

About

Fissidens pokhrensis is a species of moss in the monogeneric family Fissidentaceae.

Where it grows

Fissidens pokhrensis grows in rocky patches and land cuttings in low altitude degraded evergreen forests. It is endemic to India and is found in the Western Himalayas and Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Other Fissidens plants

Fissidens moss · Fissidens arnoldii · Welsh Pocket Moss · Fissidens moss · Ravenel's Fissidens Moss · Fissidens moss · Fissidens moss · Largeleaf fissidens moss · Fissidens hydropogon · Herzog's Pocket Moss · Fissidens microstictus · Polypody fissidens moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fissidens pokhrensis 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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