page_title: Moss lawn
section_title: Pleurocarps
hierarchical_section_title: Moss lawn / Species used in moss lawns / Pleurocarps
caption_attribution_description: English: Yamazaki-yama in Kenroku-en - Kanazawa, Japan.
context_page_description: Moss lawns are lawns composed of moss, which are grown as an alternative to grass lawns. They are a defining element in moss gardens.
context_section_description: Prostrate, creeping, branching; smooth sheetlike; fast to regenerate from fragments and faster-growing, with maximum growth rates allowing them to double in size every six months. They are earlier-succession than acrocarps. They can live constantly moist or even submerged, and may be watered as often as six times a day; however, if they become soggy they will grow fungi, including mould and mildew. This is particularly common at temperatures above 24 Celsius / 75 Fahrenheit.
  Hypnum sp.; deep to moderate shade, will resist some foot traffic.
  Hypnum cupressiforme
  Hypnum imponens (flat fern moss)
  Entodon seductrix; semi-sun 
  Climacium americanum (tree moss); semi-sun, damp  Resists erosion, waterlogging; used for stormwater control.
  Thuidium delicatulum (Common Fern Moss, Delicate Thuidium Moss); sun to medium shade, moisture, shelter from wind. Will grow on logs and rough rocks. Resists erosion. Turns golden in the autumn.
  Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Toothed Plagiomnium Moss, Woodsy Thyme-moss)
  Bryandersonia illecebra
caption: Hillside pleurocarp lawn at Kenroku-en
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