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Longleaf paraleucobryum moss

Paraleucobryum longifolium

Also called Long Leaved Fork Moss

Longleaf paraleucobryum moss
Photo: HermannSchachner, Public domain

Paraleucobryum longifolium, the longleaf paraleucobryum moss, is a small, tufted moss in the Dicranaceae family with a near-worldwide distribution. It is a wild species rarely grown on purpose, so care is mostly about keeping it moist and shaded in a damp, cool spot.

Family
Dicranaceae (Dicran family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the moss consistently moist; mist or spray with water and let it dry slightly at the surface.
Soil
Grows on bare moist soil, rock, or tree bark rather than in potting mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; protect from hard frost and heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Paraleucobryum longifolium is a species of moss belonging to the family Dicranaceae.

It has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paraleucobryum longifolium 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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