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Gray Moss

Moss type: Moss

This gray moss is commonly found growing in large clumps In marshes, and On rotten logs.
It is big, growing up to 10 inches (25 cm) tall. It forms in thin clumps are slow to spread and grow, and is extremely rigid.
When mature, emerald cylindrical capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the early summer to release dozens of spores; it can cause severe allergic reactions.

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The leaves and petals are often used to make tea.
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.