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There are approximately 12,000 moss species; this blog is about a few most prevalent in the Seattle Japanese Garden.Archives
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Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus • square goose neck moss
Familia: Hylocomiaceae ⇾Genus: Rhytidiadelphus • goose neck moss ⇾Species: Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus– square goose neck moss Genus name: Rhytidiadelphus • フサゴケ属• fusa goke The name Rhytidiadelphus is based on two Greek words: the Greek rhytis, meaning wrinkle and the Greek adelphos, meaning brother. … Continue reading
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Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus • Rough goose neck moss • Electrified cat’s tail moss
Familia: Hylocomiaceae ⇾Genus: Rhytidiadelphus • goose neck moss ⇾Species: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus – rough goose neck moss Genus name: Rhytidiadelphus • フサゴケ属• fusa goke The name Rhytidiadelphus is based on two Greek words: the Greek rhytis, meaning wrinkle and the Greek adelphos, meaning … Continue reading
Climacium • Tree Moss
Familia: Climaciaceae ⇾Genus: Climacium ⇾Species: Climacium dendroides & Climacium americanum Genus name: Climacium • コウヤノマンネングサ属 • ko-u-ya-no man-nen gusa zoku (literally “Kouya’s perennial grass” + zoku=genus) About genus: Tree mosses – any of the plants of the genus Climacium -are … Continue reading
Leucolepis acanthoneuron • Menzies’ tree moss
Familia: Mniaceae ⇾Genus: Leucolepis ⇾Species: Leucolepis acanthoneuron Genus name: Leucolepis Lindb. leucolepis umbrella moss (no Japanese name, as this moss doesn’t grow in Japan) About genus: According to USDA classification Leucolepis Lindb. – leucolepis umbrella moss genus contains only 1 … Continue reading
Atrichum undulatum • Common Smoothcap moss
Familia: Polytrichaceae → Genus: Atrichum → Species: Atrichum undulatum Genus name: Atrichum (Polytrichaceae) • タチゴケ属 • tachi-goke zoku (‘zoku’ means ‘genus’, ‘goke’ is ‘moss’) • About genus: Atrichum is a moss from the family of Polytrichaceae, very common on soil banks and other … Continue reading
Polytrichum commune • Common haircap moss
Familia: Polytrichaceae → Genus: Polytrichum → Species: Polytrichum commune Genus name: Polytrichum (Polytrichaceae) スギゴケ属 • sugi goke (literally: cryptomeria moss) About genus: Polytrichum mosses are called called haircap moss or hair moss (also called pigeon wheat mosses, per Encyclopedia Britannica). They often form large … Continue reading
Dicranum howellii • Howell’s dicranum moss
Familia: Dicranaceae → Genus: Dicranum → Species: Dicranum howellii Genus name: Dicranum • シッポゴケ属 • shippo goke (literally: tail moss) Dicranum mosses are called wind-blown mosses or fork mosses. These mosses form densely packed clumps. Dicranum is distributed globally, with different species (about … Continue reading
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