Mayaca fluviatilis
Bog moss

Native to Florida

Bog moss is a submersed plant. It may be found in water several feet deep, such as in streams, ponds, springs, and lakes. One species of Mayaca exists in Florida (Wunderlin, 1998). Bog moss can be found throughout the extreme southeast US (Kartesz, 1999).

The stems of bog moss are typically several feet long. The stems are whitish-green. The leaves of bog moss are soft and mossy, like short pieces of fine thread. The leaves are only 1/4 inch long. They are arranged spirally on the stem, and are densely crowded. Bog moss flowers are solitary, on stalks that are one to two inches long. The small, 1/2-inch-wide flowers have three petals and are whitish to pink.

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