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cypress moss, heath cypress
Synonyms
Diphasium alpinum
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Herbaceous Perennial
Found in northwest Britain, this evergreen, moss-like plant has trailing stems up to 45cm long, with short, upright branches a few cm tall. Stems are clothed in tiny, overlapping, scale-like leaves, and produce spores at the branch tips
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam