Black moss
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Black moss may refer to:
- Wila (Bryoria fremontii), a lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America;
- Fat choyFat choyFat choy , also known as faat choy, fa cai, black moss, hair moss or hair weed is a terrestrial cyanobacterium that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine. When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair...
(Nostoc flagelliforme), a terrestrial cyanobacteria eaten in Chinese cuisine; - Spanish mossSpanish MossSpanish moss is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak or Bald Cypress in the southeastern United States....
(Tillandsia usneoides), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use as stuffing and decoration; - Numerous species of dark-coloured mossMossMosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
(Bryophyta), possibly species of the genera GrimmiaGrimmiaGrimmia is a genus of mosses , originally named by Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart in honour of Johann Friedrich Carl Grimm, a physician and botanist from Gotha, Germany.- Geographic distribution :...
, AndreaeaAndreaeaAndreaea is a genus of rock mosses with about 45 species.- External links :* Zander, Richard H. 2007. Bryophyte Flora of North America:...
, Syntrichia, or Cinclidotus; - Black Moss Press, a Canadian literary press founded in 1969.
- A geographical area of moorland between DiggleDiggle, Greater ManchesterDiggle is a village within the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The village is situated on the moorlands of the Pennine hills....
and MelthamMelthamMeltham is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, four and a half miles south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park...
in West YorkshireWest YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....