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    Can any moss experts ID this terrestrial moss

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    Hi folks! I visited the Mossy Forest treetop walk in Cameron Highlands and there were so many beautiful mosses growing on the trees there! This particular grassy-looking moss (the top half of the photo) caught my attention, as I was planning to make a hillscape terrarium soon. I'm not sure if the picture will show up large enough, but it's the moss on the upper half of the photo which is more verdant and has a cascading grass/seagrass look. Would appreciate if anyone can throw some suggestions of the name or family of this moss so I can read more about it. Thanks in advance!
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    Re: Can any moss experts ID this terrestrial moss

    It would be best to forward your image to Professor Benito Tan at NUS, since he is a moss expert in the region. You can probably Google his contact info somewhere.
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    Re: Can any moss experts ID this terrestrial moss

    Without cool air and moisture they will sure die. You need cool water misting and maintain cool temperature also.

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    Thanks for the suggestions and the advice about cool and moist air! I'm at NUS so perhaps I can just pop over to look for him Hope he doesn't mind! I've been keeping closed terrariums containing Java moss in my office and they've been doing quite well, and it helps that I don't pay for the air conditioning around here!

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    Re: Can any moss experts ID this terrestrial moss

    Java moss is easy to keep, they can live without cool air, not demanding moss.

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