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Copper Moss

Moss type: Moss

This copper moss is commonly found blanketing large areas In heathlands, and In rainforests.
It is short, growing up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. It forms in sparse patches are slow to spread and grow, and is overwhelmingly frail.
When mature, emerald spiral capsules grow at the end of short, lime green sporophytes, eventually opening up during the mid-summer to release millions of spores.

It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It grows well in the sun and full shade.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles