2 Quotes About Hall Of Moss
If you’ve ever stepped foot in a museum of natural history, you may have seen a specimen known as the hall of mosses. It’s a type of plant, specifically of the genus Physcomitrella, which grows a single leaf on a sprawling mat on a stem high above the ground. The first hall of mosses was discovered on Mount Rainier in Washington by botanists studying for an expedition to Mount St. Helens
A specimen of this variety has been on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History since 1983, and there are many more specimens growing on mountaintops around the world.