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Granite moss

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Granite moss

Granite mosses (Andreaea species) grow on alpine rocks, where they form dense, reddish-brown cushions resembling clumps of velvet.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Mosses – New Zealand mosses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10768/granite-moss (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.