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Bronze

Moss type: Moss

This bronze moss is commonly found blanketing small areas In heathlands, and On rotten logs.
It is modest-sized, growing up to 5 inches (13 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches and they overwhelm an area rapidly, and is extremely strong.
When mature, emerald heart-shaped capsules grow at the end of elongated, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release dozens of spores; it does not cause any allergic reactions.

It is suitable for making baskets and the like
The colour changes depends on whether the soil is acidic or alkaline.
It can survive a very long time without water.