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Sitka Spruce Trees
Photo: Sunlight bathes moss-covered Sitka spruce trees in a golden light
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Moss drapes a stand of Sitka spruce in the Hoh River Valley, a U.S. temperate rain forest. Trees here often host plants that grow on other plants, such as moss.
Photograph by Sarah Leen

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