Moss (Campylopus flexuosus)

Date Collected: April 2, 2012
Location Collected: On a walk in the Mar Vista Area.
Clade: Moss is a non-vascular, seedless plant that produces spores.

Habitat: They grow near each other in clumps or mats in damp, shady areas and best known for the species that cover forest and woodland forests.

Nativity: Native to Arctic and Antarctic regions, these mosses form extensive covers on wetlands and near watercourses.

Special notes:  In Finland, peat mosses have been used for bread during breads and as Christmas decorations in Mexico. In Northern American tribes, mosses were used for wound dressing, basketry, and diapers.

Resources: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/393741/moss

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