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Ptilidium californicum
Pacific fuzzwort is a rare liverwort (a non-flowering moss-like plant) found on tree bark and logs in old-growth forests along the west coast of North America. It is not a practical garden plant and grows only in cool, humid, shaded forest conditions.
Ptilidium californicum, the Pacific fuzzwort, is a rare liverwort of the western United States.
In the past, this plant has been reported from Russia and Japan, but recent literature calls it an endemic of the west coast of North America, ranging from southeastern Alaska to northern California.
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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.
