Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Tiny
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Spores
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

This moss forms dense green carpets across damp rocks and shaded forest floors. It can survive complete dehydration for years and returns to full growth within minutes of rain.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae