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Brown Moss

Moss type: Moss

This brown moss is commonly found growing in medium-sized clumps In damp forests, In marshes, and In rainforests.
It is enormous, growing up to 1.5 feet (46 cm) tall. It forms in small clumps, and is overwhelmingly tough.
When mature, emerald teardrop-shaped capsules grow at the end of long, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release dozens of spores.

It is suitable for making paper
It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if it falls or if its limbs are knocked off.