Tag Archives: Moss
Why does moss grow on the north side of a tree?
Moss likes to grow on the side of the tree that’s shady. One way you can sometimes tell which direction is north in a forest is to see on which side of the trees moss is growing. Mosses are most often found growing where it is moist and shady. That’s why moss on trees usually …
What is a timberline?
Some mountains have trees growing clear to their tops, but on many high mountains there is a line above which trees stop growing. The place where trees stop growing is called the “timberline”. Trees don’t grow above it because they cannot survive the freezing temperatures there. Above the timberline the mountainside is likely to be …
What is a Spanish moss?
SPANISH MOSS IS AN AIR PLANT THAT CAN BE SEEN IN SOME SOUTHERN STATES HANGING IN LONG, GRAY STREAMERS FROM TREES. Spanish moss is a plant that can be seen hanging in long, gray streamers from the limbs of trees in the cypress swamps of the South. It is not really a moss at all, …
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