Color: Olive green leaves and a reddish stem.
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere temperate and boreal forests.
Glittering Wood Moss
Hylocomium splendens
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Species Details
Characteristics: This moss shimmers in the light and turns brown in the fall. Its feathery stems and leaves can grow to be up to 20 cm long, quite large for a moss!
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