How to Grow and Care for Ceratodon

Ceratodon requires meticulous care focusing on maintaining a consistently moist environment and providing filtered light. Special care points include avoiding direct sunlight, which can be detrimental, and ensuring a well-draining substrate to prevent waterlogging. Considered difficult to care for, ceratodon demands regular attention to moisture levels and optimal lighting conditions.

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Ceratodon

Care Difficulty	Hard
Lifespan	Annual
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun

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Types of Ceratodon

Fire moss

Fire moss (Ceratodon purpureus) is found on every continent and is adaptable to a wide range of habitats. Being tolerant of heavy metals and other pollutants, it can grow in industrial areas, alongside highways, and on mine dumps. It can colonize recently burnt areas and survive in Antarctica, thanks to pigments that protect it from the glare of the snow.

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