Where to Search

So far, we have focused most of our searches on cemeteries, but we have also examined public places where stands of Norway spruce grow above mowed lawns, e.g., village commons, parks, and municipal water works. However, only rarely have we found it outside cemeteries, even though we consider it useful to continue searching for it in parks and other public lands. This moss does not seem to grow beneath dense stands of Norway spruce when lawns are absent and spruce needle litter is thick. It does not seem to grow on dry sandy soil even in the shade of conifers. The most commonly associated trees are Norway spruce (Picea abies) and arbor vitae (Thuja occidentalis), although we have collected it a few times beneath large deciduous trees in New York cemeteries.

Please use these notes as general guidelines only. Feel free to extend them as you explore for this moss.