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2. Chondrus crispus - Wikipedia

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   Chondrus crispus—commonly called Irish moss or carrageenan moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock")—is a species of red algae [1] which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. In its fresh condition it is soft and cartilaginous, varying in color from a greenish-yellow, through red, to a dark ...

3. Polytrichum commune - Wikipedia

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   Polytrichum commune (also known as common haircap, [2] great golden maidenhair, [2] great goldilocks, [2] common haircap moss, or common hair moss) is a species of moss found in many regions with high humidity and rainfall. The species can be exceptionally tall for a moss with stems often exceeding 30 cm (12 in) and rarely reaching 70 cm (27.5 ...

4. Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus - Wikipedia

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   Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus is a species of moss known as springy turf-moss in the United Kingdom, [2] [3] and square goose neck moss in the United States. [1] [4] It is widespread in Eurasia and North America, and has been introduced to the Southern Hemisphere. It has broad ecological tolerances, and is usually found in man-made habitats such ...

5. Polytrichum - Wikipedia

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   Polytrichum is a genus of mosses — commonly called haircap moss or hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that have a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus Polytrichum has a number of closely related sporophytic characters. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek words polys, meaning "many", and thrix, meaning "hair".

6. Moss - Wikipedia

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   The moss life-cycle starts with a haploid spore that germinates to produce a protonema (pl. protonemata), which is either a mass of thread-like filaments or thalloid (flat and thallus-like). Massed moss protonemata typically look like a thin green felt, and may grow on damp soil, tree bark, rocks, concrete, or almost any other reasonably stable ...

7. Polytrichum piliferum - Wikipedia

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   It is an acrocarpous moss that appears bluish-green to grey. [5] This moss grows in clumps on erect shoots and becomes a red-brown colour as it grows older. [6] The most distinguishing feature of P. piliferum is the long, white awn at the tips of the leaves, which also give this moss its grey colour. [5]