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Star moss

Tortula ruralis

Photo by LuisStevens
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Description:

Moss that form a green patch on rocks with little soil in oak forest.

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Tortula ruralis

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star moss

Tortula ruralis

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Comments (7)
misako
You're welcome LuisStevens!
annorion
Looks mossy...maybe in genus Polytrichum...
LuisStevens
Not really, they grow on rocks with little soil.

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