Plant · GBIF taxon 8332691
Seductive Entodon Moss
Entodon seductrixAlso known as Round-stem Silk Moss, Corded Silk Moss
Seductive entodon moss forms glossy, bright yellow-green to bronze mats that hug tree bark, rotting logs, and shaded stone across eastern North America. Its cylindrical, cord-like branches possess tightly overlapping leaves that give each shoot a sleek, smooth appearance even during dry spells. In autumn and winter, colonies frequently produce abundant upright sporophytes topped with deep reddish-brown capsules that disperse spores on moist breezes.
BryophyteEpiphyticWoodland
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Photosynthetic (absorbs dissolved minerals and water directly from precipitation)
Predators
- Terrestrial slugs
- Land snails
- Microarthropods
ThreatsCanopy clearcutting, severe prolonged desiccation, and heavy urban air pollution
HabitatsDeciduous woodlands, tree trunks, rotting logs, shaded limestone, and brickwork
Life spanPerennial (individual colonies can persist for decades)
Classification
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyEntodontaceae
- GenusEntodon
- SpeciesEntodon seductrix
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Hand lens viewing: Use a 10x hand lens to appreciate the tightly overlapping, glossy leaves.
- Substrate protection: Avoid peeling moss carpets from living bark or decaying nurse logs.
- Moisture observation: Spray with a light mist of water to see dry shoots quickly plump up.
Host Plant (c) Alicia Ballard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Neighbor (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Close Relative (c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang · cc-by
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