Lanky Moss

Rhytidiadelphus loreus, also commonly known as lanky moss and little shaggy moss, is a nonvascular "feather moss" species that is a key component of a healthy, thriving forest ecosystem. Lanky moss grows in North America, Canada and Europe. It is primarily a coastal species that grows in moist, coniferous and deciduous forests, acidic grasslands and in the UK, heathy slopes on mountains. It grows on decaying logs, the forest floor and as an epiphyte on living trees. Its key functions in the ecosystem are water retention and temperature insulation.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Lanky Moss being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Loeskeobryum brevirostre
• Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Hypnales

Family

Hylocomiaceae

Genus

Rhytidiadelphus

Species

Rhytidiadelphus loreus

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