Black moss may refer to:
- Wila (Bryoria fremontii), a lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America;
- Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), a terrestrial cyanobacteria eaten in Chinese cuisine;
- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use as stuffing and decoration;
- Numerous species of dark-coloured moss (Bryophyta), possibly species of the genera Grimmia, Andreaea, Syntrichia, or Cinclidotus;
- Black Moss Press, a Canadian literary press founded in 1969.
- A geographical area of moorland between Diggle and Meltham in West Yorkshire
Famous quotes containing the words black and/or moss:
“[When asked: “Will not woman suffrage make the black woman the political equal of the white woman and does not political equality mean social equality?”:] If it does then men by keeping both white and black women disfranchised have already established social equality!”
—Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)
“What is this beast, she thought,
with muscles on his arms
like a bag of snakes?
What is this moss on his legs?
What prickly plant grows on his cheeks?
What is this voice as deep as a dog?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)