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Umbrella moss, a small moss that forms dense whitish-green clumps on tree trunks, rocks and rotting logs in humid forests. It is a wild moss rather than a garden plant, so it is not grown for care in the usual sense.
Hypopterygium didictyon, commonly known as umbrella moss, is a species of moss in the family Hypopterygiaceae. It is typically found in rainforests and wet forests, growing on tree trunks, rocks, and decaying logs in areas with sufficient moisture. This species is widespread in Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, but is less common in South Australia. It is also found in New Zealand and parts of South America.
Hypopterygium didictyon grows in humid environments, often found on soil, rocks, rotting logs, and tree trunks in forests and scrubby woodlands, particularly near streams.
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