Reply With QuoteExcellent place to find a moss! I wish that stuff grew like that over here in texas. It looks nice too but how large is it? Could we see something to compare its size?
Last week I was staying at the University of North Dakota for the USA Junior National Wrestling Tournament, but when I noticed mosses growing in the gutter of the dorms . . .
My guess is it is plagiomnium cuspidatum, which is supposedly a common moss in the northern USA.
Here is a site that has a really good picture of the moss:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/meet...04/mtgs043.htm
The pic:
Anyway, it is a very attractive moss with with leaves and fronds much larger than taxiphyllum mosses. Indeed, when I first saw them I had second thoughts about them even being mosses because they were so big! Also why even my camera took decent photos of the moss.
Does anyone know if all plagiomnium can be grown aquatically or did the Doc only mean a few species in the genus are aquatic?
--Steven
Excellent place to find a moss! I wish that stuff grew like that over here in texas. It looks nice too but how large is it? Could we see something to compare its size?
David, you might be able to find some where the environment is moist. Any areas you know of that might exist in Texas?
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There were a few discussion threads on Plagiomnium sp. in this forum and according to Prof Tan they grow in wet and shaded sites, like rocks by the stream bank, but it is not a submerged moss.
I am not sure if anyone has successfully grown this moss submersed.
Kwek Leong,
Did you manage to grow the Plagiomnium from Guangzhou ?
Haha! It's moist in texas just not anywhere on the ground. The humidity is killer here but we never get any rain!!Originally Posted by stormhawk
David, you might be able to find some where the environment is moist. Any areas you know of that might exist in Texas?
This winter though I'm going to look through the ponds. That's when the weather's just right :9 .
A single leaf may be 3-4 mm long. I'll try to take a photo of a plagiomnium frond next to a frond of a taxiphyllum for size comparison.
In this thread: http://www.killies.com/forum/ .php?t=2159
there is a mention of plagiomnium being aquatic, right?
--Steven
Gan, I can't remember what I did with the Plagiomnium from ZhouHang but they are no longer in my tanks.
Yes, I think some are aquatic but others are not. Were those you found growing underwater?
Loh K L
Unfortunately no-- and there was no stream or body of water in the area for me to take a look at.
--Steven
I just bought some of this moss from Hong Kong. A 10x10" piece costs only S$5 ! I will pass some to you as I am running out of space in my tank.Gan, I can't remember what I did with the Plagiomnium from ZhouHang but they are no longer in my tanks.
Loh K L
I also bought another Taxiphyllum from Shanghai. It doesn't look like anything I have seen before. I will post some photos later.
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Gan, have you been tinkering with your PC's font-type? I edited your post so the text don't look all 'broken up'.
I have had the Plagiomnium sp I bought from Hong Kong under water for close to 2 months now and the plant is still surviving but the new leaves getting smaller and not as nice. I suspect it is not an aquatic moss and will 'survive' but not thrive under water. Only time will tell ...
Has anyone been successful in growing Plagiomnium sp submersed ?
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