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Cream Moss

Moss type: Moss

This slate and cream moss is commonly found growing in large clumps On rotten logs, and In rainforests.
It is modest-sized, growing up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches and they overwhelm an area rapidly, and is slightly frail; it struggles more than most during dry spells.
When mature, emerald flame-shaped capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release millions of spores.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
It is almost impossible to grow from cuttings.
It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).