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What is moss?

Moss is a bryophite. A "simple" plant, NOT!. Not really simple, it's quite an amazing plant that you could study your whole life and still not understand everything about it.

Moss needs sunlight, growing medium and water to grow. It can grow in full sun, provided it gets enough water. Moss uses chlorophyl to make energy from the sunlight.

Moss can hibernate when it is too dry or too hot.

There are many species of moss. Different kinds grow on different parts and climates of roofs. Some types of moss will fall of the roof easily when poked when it's dry. Other types of moss will cling resolutely, wet or dry, to the granules and sooner rip off the granules than be removed from the roof. This type of moss must be killed for sure before trying to remove it from the roof.

Moss can grown in full sun on tile roofs provided it gets enough moisture.