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Bloodfern

Moss type: Moss

This blood red moss is commonly found blanketing medium-sized areas In bogs, In marshes, and In moorlands.
It is short, growing up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches and they are slow to spread and grow, and is slightly rigid.
When mature, emerald oval-shaped capsules grow at the end of long, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the early winter to release millions of spores; it can cause severe allergic reactions.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if it falls or if its limbs are knocked off.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.