Greenland moss
Find:prefers moist to wet peaty soils, especially in bogs and wet coniferous forests.
Description:many erect branches, white flowers and distinctive evergreen leaves. When fully mature the leaves are very identifiable as the margins are curled under and the underneath of the leaves is rusty brown. It often grows in dense colonies. The plant spreads roots in the organic layer with rhizomes.Leaves grow alternate, simple, evergreen, fragrant when crushed, and have a short-petiolate. “Twigs are covered in white to rusty red hairs; older stems are reddish brown and flaky”
Edible parts and uses:Only take a few leaves from each plant to avoid harming the plants.Fresh leaves can be chewed on while hiking.Leaves used in beer making. Flowers can also be used to make tea.leaves are used in tea or iced tea. The leaves are used as a flavouring like bayleaf.
Precautions:Steep the leaves instead!!Plants contain a narcotic toxin called Ledel.This toxin only causes problems if the leaves are cooked for a long period in a closed.The plant has been used as a hop substitute in making beer, though this has caused an unpleasant kind of drunkenness which is accompanied by a headache and dizziness.
