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Lepidopilum grevilleanum

Lepidopilum grevilleanum is a small moss in the Pilotrichaceae family, grown mainly as an indoor or terrarium plant. It needs steady humidity and shade to stay healthy.

Family
Pilotrichaceae (Pilotrich family)
Light
Shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the moss evenly moist and never let it dry out completely; mist or water with soft water as needed.
Soil
Attach to bark, cork, or a rock, or grow on a moist, peat-based or mineral substrate.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Lepidopilum affine is a species of moss in the family Callicostaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepidopilum affine 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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