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There are more than 13,000 species of moss; they generally grow in damp soil, on rocks or tree trunks and occasionally in fresh water.

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Bog moss that has no rhizoid and rarely bears a capsule; it has a high water content and its decomposition helps to form peat.

Ground moss with an erect stem and stiff leaves that grows in tufts, mostly in wooded areas; the capsule emerges from the end of a very long stalk.