Ceratodon purpureus
About
Ceratodon purpureus is a dioicous moss with a color ranging from yellow-green to red. The height amounts to 3 centimeters. It is found worldwide, mainly in urban areas and next to roads on dry sand soils. It can grow in a very wide variety of habitats, from polluted highway shoulders and mine tailings to areas recently denuded by wildfire to the bright slopes of Antarctica. Its common names include redshank, purple forkmoss, ceratodon moss, fire moss, and purple horn toothed moss.
- Family
- Ditrichaceae
How to use it
This moss is often used in ecological restoration projects due to its ability to thrive in disturbed soils. Its resilience makes it a valuable species for stabilizing soil and preventing erosion in urban areas and other challenging environments.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ceratodon purpureus
- Slug
- ceratodon-purpureus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ditrichaceae
- Genus
- Ceratodon
- Species
- purpureus
- Wikidata QID
- Q1752834
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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