Door-mat Mosses

Having a close look at my door mat, I was able to find 4 or 5 different species of moss growing there. With its little compartments, this rubber doormat makes a pretty good moss nursery, and as an environment it seems a little different from other places liked by mosses in the garden. The species here need to be able to deal with wet and alternatively very dry conditions, and it seems therefore this enables some new species to thrive that I’ve not found elsewhere.

It’s easily the best spot in my garden for Silver Moss (Bryum argenteum, #385), but other door-mat mosses included Capillary Thread-moss (Bryum capillare, #564), Pointed Spear-moss (Calliergonella cuspidata, #711) and Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis, #382)

#385 Silver Moss (Bryum argenteum)

#712 Great Hairy Screw-moss (Tortula ruralis) & #564 Capillary Thread-moss (Bryum capillare)

#711 Pointed Spear-moss (Calliergonella cuspidata)

#382 Wall Screw-moss (Tortula muralis)