I observed this moss at approximately 17:00 in the woods behind where I live. The temperature was about 55 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny.
The plant was green, ecostate, growing as a fanning mat on a red alder (Alnus rubra). It hadn't rained in approximately 24 hours, and the plant was starting to dry. Fresh material did not taste like pepper.
Viscid as heck
blurry sporophyte in second pic
note the distinct red tips on the leaves of this common moss on Galiano.