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Moss, various species

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General Description:

  • Any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground in shady areas in lawns, landscape beds, mulched areas and woodland areas.

How to solve moss problems in lawns

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