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Platygyriella pringlei

Platygyriella pringlei is a small moss in the family Hypnaceae, found mainly in Mexico and the wider Americas. It is a wild bryophyte rather than a garden plant, so care is largely about keeping it moist and shaded as it would grow naturally.

Family
Hypnaceae (Hypn family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the moss moist but not waterlogged, misting or spraying when it dries out.
Soil
Grows on bark, rock or soil surfaces; a moist, humus-rich substrate or a tree-bark mount works well.
Temperature
Cool to mild conditions, roughly 10–22 °C; avoid prolonged heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Platygyriella pringlei is a species of moss from the genus Platygyriella. It was discovered in the Americas (especially Mexico). Before the name Platygyriella pringlei, it was named Erythrodontium pringlei by Cardot.

Other Platygyriella plants

Platygyriella aurea · Platygyriella aureoides · Platygyriella densa · Platygyriella fragilifolia · Platygyriella frahmii · Platygyriella imbricatifolia · Platygyriella kirtikarii · Platygyriella

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platygyriella pringlei 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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