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Cat's Tail Moss
Cat's Tail Moss
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Tiny
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate rainforest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Uncommon

About

Cat's Tail Moss is a species of moss that grows in the moist, shaded areas of forests. It grows in clumps that resemble cat's tails and can live up to 1,000 years old.

Life cycle

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

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Lembophyllaceae
Genus
Pseudisothecium
Species
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum