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Sarconeurum glaciale

Sarconeurum glaciale is a small moss from the Pottiaceae family that grows in cold polar and sub-Antarctic environments such as Ross Island, Southern Victoria Land and Tierra del Fuego. It is not a plant grown by home gardeners, so care notes describe its natural conditions.

Family
Pottiaceae (Potti family)
Light
Full sun
Soil
Exposed mineral substrates such as rock and cold soil in its natural habitat
Temperature
Adapted to extreme cold; tolerates freezing conditions in its native Antarctic and sub-Antarctic range

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Sarconeurum glaciale is a species of moss in Antarctica. It lives in Ross Island and Southern Victoria Land in Antarctica, and on Tierra del Fuego.

Other Syntrichia plants

Sarconeurum · Tortula moss · Wideleaf Tortula Moss · Great hairy screw-moss · Syntrichia · Tortula moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sarconeurum glaciale 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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