Is it poisonous?
We have no record of California alsia 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
- Forsstroemia trichomitria
- Cryphaea heteromalla
- Antitrichia californica
- Leucodon sciuroides
- Glyphothecium sciuroides
- Cryphaea ovalifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Hypnales
- Family
- Leucodontaceae
- Genus
- Alsia
- Species
- Alsia californica
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