General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 4 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Other: Dark green becoming brown with age
Fruit: Other: 1/4 inch cube shaped reddish-brown to brown capsules
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Common Haircap Moss
  • Common Hair Moss
  • Great Gold Headed
  • Great Goldilocks

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Location: Northern New Jersey
Date: 2023-01-06
Location: Northern New Jersey
Date: 2023-01-06
Location: Northern New Jersey
Date: 2023-01-06
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

photo credit: Katya
Location: Glacier Bay, Alaska
Date: 2019-07-17
Polytrichium and Thuidium delicatulum
Location: Domain Rijckevelde, Brugge, Belgium
Date: September
credit: Hans Hillewaert

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