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Orthotrichum lyellii
Also called Lyell's Bristle Moss
Lyell's bristle moss is a small epiphytic moss that grows in mats or tufts on tree bark and occasionally on rocks, mainly in cool, damp coastal temperate forests. It is a moss, not a flowering plant, so it is grown from natural colonisation or collected material rather than cultivated as a houseplant.
Orthotrichum lyellii, also known as Lyell's bristle moss, is a species of acrocarpous moss belonging to the family Orthotrichaceae. O. lyellii can be found throughout western North America and Europe. It is found most commonly growing epiphytically on a variety of trees, and less commonly on rocks or boulder substrates.
Distribution of Orthotrichum lyellii in North America is primarily restricted to west of the Rocky Mountains, extending from Southeastern Alaska to California. It can also be found distributed throughout Europe, descending from the United Kingdom to the Mediterranean area of North Africa and Western Asia. O. lyellii distribution is concentrated in coastal temperate rainforests lying closer to sea level.
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