Comment on Northern star gang

• HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That last one’s actually a myth

  Moss doesn’t exist

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seriously, I don’t even know anymore what’s true with moss.

    Grew up with that saying “moss grows heaviest on the north side of a tree” and then maybe in high school or in my early 20’s (there was definitely a sizeable period where tons of stuff I grew up being taught was being “um actually’d” as historians or scientists learned more) it was debunked.

    But naturalists and park rangers and shit still say it’s semi true; moss does grow heavier to the north on particular trees, and other specific conditions. Which is just more confusing. 😵‍💫

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