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Stringy moss growing in a thick mat at the base of a tree
Mixed Deciduous forest, growing at the base of a tree to about .5 meters off of the ground.
Spotted on Feb 21, 2013
Submitted on Mar 17, 2013
3 Comments
looks like a regular moss, just trying to migrate up the tree.
Here's a picture of one species of fern moss growing on a tree trunk:
http://www.afripics.co.za/home/products/...
I've never seen it grow like this (so I'm probably wrong), but it looks like some species of fern moss (Thuidium).