Moss Close-up
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Moss Close-up by Christine Westerback as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Moss Close-up
Image: © Christine Westerback Taken: 8 Jan 2012
Moss comes in hundreds of varieties and is unlike other plants being without flowers or seeds but are made up of leaves which grow on tiny stems. They reproduce by spreading spores and absorb water. Moss is still used in certain parts of the world as a dressing and also nappies for babies. It often grows in soft spongy mounds.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.069061
Longitude
-1.543505