Scientific name: Bryoandersonia illecebra They have tough, wiry shoots and dark green narrow spearhead-shaped leaves that turn brown with age. The stems can be up to 12 inches long, which is quite tall for a moss. They're found in regions with high humidity and rainfall. This type is also called 'great golden maidenhair', 'great goldilocks', and 'common hair moss'. They grow to be about two to four inches high. They produce new shoots annually from the horizontal stems growing on the soil’s surface. They're commonly found in damp, shady places in the Northern Hemisphere. When clumped together this moss looks like a miniature forest. This type got its name because it resembles small evergreen trees. Let's see which of these common types of moss you might add to your own types of gardens. For instance, moss lawns are typical constituents of Japanese gardens. Moss is the main constituent of peat and is also used for decorative purposes in gardens and by florists. There are over 20,000 species around the world, but we're going to focus on the 27 most common types of moss, which are the easiest to cultivate and keep healthy while looking magical. They're primitive plants and hundreds of moss species have been identified, even from fossils that are almost 66 million years old!

Moss is a flowerless plant that's usually found in moist shady locations all over the world. But the choice can be narrowed down quickly based on what can thrive well in your region. There are so many different types of moss species that you can use in your garden and lawn that you could spend forever trying to sort it out.

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