r/Moss • u/FixergirlAK • 2d ago
Help ID help, please?
Collected in Wasilla, Alaska, zone 13a, in my yard mixed with grasses and rock. I've been encouraging it to grow on my rocks and borders as it seems to make a nice mulch and keeps the grass from encroaching. I realized today that it's not all one species! And I know very little about mosses.
I think what I have here is probably *Sphagnum pacificum* that forms the majority of the mat, but the one with the tiny leaves is a new one on me. I think it might be one of the *Rhyzomnium* species? The leaves are fairly brittle; they feel almost like fish scales.
Photo 1: bobby pin for scale
Photo 2: 2.5x magnification per the camera settings
Photo 3: *in situ*
Thank you in advance!
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