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Looking like a 3/4" tall grove of trees, this moss looks similar to newly sprouted Western Red Cedars. The picture, below, shows a Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata, with juvenile foliage, on the left and a Juniper Haircap Moss on the right.
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This past weekend (5-7-2011) I found a patch of Juniper Haircap Moss growing under ideal conditions in the forest:
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1 comment:
Now that's what I'm talking about! Great to see comparitive photos when they are so similar to the unseasoned eye.
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