Color: Pale green leaves turn dark olive as they mature. Stems are reddish-brown.
Distribution: Widespread across the eastern
US and Canada in a variety of habitats including woodlands, wetlands, swamps, and rocky soil.
American Tree Moss
Climacium americanum
Type
Category
Species Details
Characteristics: As its name suggests, this
densely branched moss resembles a tiny forest
of trees.
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