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Ptychostomum imbricatulum

Ptychostomum imbricatulum
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 06:25, 17 June 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0

Ptychostomum imbricatulum, the handbell moss, is a small moss in the Bryaceae family with a nearly worldwide distribution. It grows as a bryophyte on damp surfaces and can even thrive under artificial light in dark caves.

Family
Bryaceae (Bry family)
Light
Shade, Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the moss consistently moist; it does not have true roots and absorbs water across its surface.
Soil
Grows on moist soil, rock, bark or other damp substrates rather than in potting mix.
How easy
Moderate

About

Ptychostomum imbricatulum, handbell moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.

It has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Other Gemmabryum plants

Gemmabryum dichotomum · Gemmabryum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptychostomum imbricatulum 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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