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Hygroamblystegium moss

Hygroamblystegium tenax

Also called Fountain Feather Moss

Hygroamblystegium moss
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0

Hygroamblystegium tenax is a small aquatic or wet-growing moss in the Amblystegiaceae family, found worldwide. It thrives in cool, consistently wet conditions and is grown mainly in aquariums and paludariums.

Family
Amblystegiaceae (Amblystegi family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep constantly moist or submerged; never let it dry out.
Soil
Attach to rock, wood or mesh rather than soil; it needs no substrate.
Temperature
15–25 °C; avoid sustained heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

Hygroamblystegium tenax is a species of moss belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.

It has cosmopolitan distribution.

Other Hygroamblystegium plants

Brook Side Feather Moss · Constricted Feather Moss · Fountain Feather Moss · Willow Feather Moss · Hygroamblystegium moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hygroamblystegium tenax 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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