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Tetrodontium brownianum
Also called Brown's Four Tooth Moss, Brown's Four Toothed Moss
A tiny moss, usually no more than 2 mm tall, that grows on shaded, base-enriched rock faces and under overhangs. It is a wild species with no garden or houseplant tradition, so the key is simply to keep its natural rocky, shaded, humid habitat.
Tetrodontium brownianum is a species of moss commonly known as Brown's tetrodontium moss or Brown's four-tooth moss. It is widely distributed. In North America it is found in Washington state and British Columbia on the west coast and from Newfoundland to Ohio to the east. It is also present in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom as well as Japan, New Zealand and Chile.
It is named after Robert Brown, the Scottish botanist who first discovered the plant growing at Roslin near Edinburgh in the late 18th century whilst still a student. The plant can still be found at the site of its discovery.
Tetrodontium brownianum is commonly found under overhangs and on base-enriched siliceous rock faces. It is usually located in the shade.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetrodontium brownianum 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.
