Name of collector: Ziara Jane S. Dimayacyac Field no.: Quadrant 2.

Locality: Tanay, Rizal

Local name: Mood moss Dialect: Tagalog
Habitat: Rock Elevation:
Description:
Dicranum scoparium is usually labeled as mood moss for it's distinctive appearance
that changes with moisture. Dry, it appears wispy and irregular, moist it appears fluffy with
a verdantly directional texture suggestive of a mood. Strictly for dry shade applications,
mood moss will take to soil, stone or wood substrates equally. Establishment will take
longer (6 months or more) than other mosses but watering requirements are lessened and
their mounding fluffy appearance is truly magical.
Special notes: Grows well in container
Economic uses: Used in terrariums
Date collected: October 15, 2018

Name of collector: Ziara Jane S. Dimayacyac Field no.: Quadrant 5.3

Locality: Tanay, Rizal
Local name: Smooth Hornwort Dialect: Tagalog
Habitat: Soil Elevation: 102ft
Description:
The thallus is nearly flat on the upper surface. It is of dark green and somewhat
lustrous color, devoid of intercellular spaces. Its capsule is commonly 6 inches to 18 inches
in length. The base is surrounded by a cylindrical sheath that often flares at the mouth.
Spores are yellow with a granular-papillose surface. The elaters are yellowish, often
branches, and varying in size and form. The slender green capsules, when produced in
large numbers, resemble grass tufts.
Special notes: Looks similar to a clover leaf with a hair-like strand in the middle
Economic uses: grow in large numbers as tiny weeds in the soil of gardens and cultivated
fields.
Date collected: October 15, 2018

Name of collector: Ziara Jane S. Dimayacyac Field no.: Quadrant 3.4

Locality: Tanay, Rizal
Local name: Common Tamarisk moss Dialect: Tagalog
Habitat: Soil Elevation: 33ft
Description:
The bright, yellowish-green or dark green shoots of T. tamariscinum are amongst
the most distinctive of our pleurocarps. They are usually tripinnately branched, 5–25 cm
long, and form loose mats. The green or red-brown stems are covered with a felt of tiny,
branched filaments and very broad, heart-shaped or triangular, opaque, longitudinally
ridged, acute-tipped leaves, about 1.25 mm long. The nerve is wide and almost reaches the
leaf tip. Branch leaves are narrower and shorter (up to 0.5 mm). The branches are
arranged more or less in one plane and become shorter towards the end of the shoot.
Capsules are uncommon, and form in autumn and winter. They are large and curved, and
held on a long (2–4 cm), purple-red seta.
Special notes: It has sporophytes
Economic uses: For bandages, cotton could be saved for making gun powder.
Date collected: October 15, 2018