Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?

Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?#314189

By FlyTrap Hunter -  Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:15 pm
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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:15 pm #314189

I was checking out this live moss and noticed these red bulb looking things. I wonder if it is like a seed or is it bug eggs or something else?

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Re: Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?#314191

By evenwind -  Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:33 pm
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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:33 pm #314191

Pretty sure that they're spore capsules (spore pods?) and are perfectly normal.

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Re: Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?#314194

By FlyTrap Hunter -  Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:48 pm
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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:48 pm #314194

evenwind wrote:Pretty sure that they're spore capsules (spore pods?) and are perfectly normal.

Cool. I guess they will make more sphagnum moss? They look like Christmas lights from where I am.

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Re: Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?#314196

By nimbulan -  Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:05 pm
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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:05 pm #314196

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but if those are spore capsules you are very lucky. Sphagnum very very rarely produces any.

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Re: Any idea what the red dots are on this sphagnum moss?#314201

By FlyTrap Hunter -  Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:29 pm
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- Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:29 pm #314201

nimbulan wrote:It's hard to tell from the pictures, but if those are spore capsules you are very lucky. Sphagnum very very rarely produces any.

Sphagnum moss grows wild in my yard. I don't know if you know what a Pocosan is but that is where CPs grow in the wild in NC and I have one on my property. I guess it is basically a spring. What are the chances of that? I am going to attempt to separate some moss and grow it out.
I have a aquatic, semiaquatic and more of a land type sphagnum moss and a lot of other moss also. I have Sundews growing wild in the moss. I never appreciated moss so much.
I would love to share it with people on this forum. Its a mess right now because it has grass and pine debris in it but I am working on cleaning it up and growing it out. I wish I could dig a pond and grow it in the ground. The moss in the cups were completely dried out and colored up and is alive after rewetting. When it is dry, it crumbles up real easy with your fingers and is great for starting seeds. I am not bragging; I am just excited and have share it with several people already. They brag about it to me.

I don't have to buy lfsm any more.
I was amazed at how fast it has grown up in just a few weeks since I checked it out.
But with the humidity and the mosquitoes, let's say it's a blessing and a curse to live in a swamp.