moss

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Tightening regulation and environmental concerns over sphagnum - the bog moss that turns to peat - have brought changes, but commercial gathering of common moss remains legal in Wales provided pickers have a permit.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Demand has doubled in recent years, with customers buying his moss for hanging baskets in spring and Christmas wreaths in winter, as well as vivariums to keep geckos and iguanas happy all year round.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

He was following in the damp footsteps of his forefathers, who started picking wild moss more than 70 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The researchers explain exactly how the moss helped demonstrate that the alleged crime had taken place.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

You could see it in summer, when the land was a riot of lingonberries and crowberries and cloudberries, mixed in among the moss and tiny orchids and the reddish-purple sweet vetch.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz