Caonach ‘réiteora píopa’

Caonach ‘réiteora píopa’

Pipe-cleaner Moss

Caonach ‘réiteora píopa’

Caonach ‘réiteora píopa’

Pipe-cleaner Moss

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Caonach ‘réiteora píopa'

Is iomaí ainm atá ar an gcaonach coitianta seo lena n-áirítear ‘caonach gob garbh’, ‘caonach mosach’ agus ‘electrified cat-tail moss’! Is féidir spící fada aonaracha an chaonaigh seo a fheiceáil ag fás ar an talamh, ar bhalláin chloiche, ar lomáin agus fiú go hard ar ghéaga crann.

Pipe-cleaner Moss

This common moss has several names, including ‘rough neck moss’, ‘shaggy moss’ and ‘electrified cat-tail moss’! The long individual spikes of pipe-cleaner moss can be found growing on the ground, on boulders, on logs, and even high up on tree branches.