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Rhizomnium moss

Rhizomnium glabrescens

Also called Fan Moss

Rhizomnium moss
Photo: Mesimorpa, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rhizomnium glabrescens is a small, upright leafy moss common on rotting logs, humus and soil over rocks in forests. It thrives in cool, damp, shaded conditions.

Family
Mniaceae (Mni family)
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep consistently moist; it depends on constant moisture.
Soil
Moist humus, rotting wood or rock surfaces.
Temperature
Cool to mild temperatures typical of forest understory; avoid prolonged heat above about 25 °C.
How easy
Hard

About

Rhizomnium glabrescens, also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus Rhizomnium.

Other Rhizomnium plants

Appalachian rhizomnium moss · Rhizomnium dentatum · Rhizomnium moss · Rhizomnium moss · Rhizomnium moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhizomnium glabrescens 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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