Monday 4 November 2013

Pics - Bryophytes

Link to list of Cullaloe's Bryophytes

Immensely helpful Bryological society field guide pages:
BBS field guide

LIVERWORTS

Calypogeia arguta, Notched Pouchwort

BBS Field Guide page

26/01/2014

Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort

BBS Field Guide page

03/12/2013

Diplophyllum albicans, White Earwort

BBS Field Guide page


17/01/2014

Frullania tamarisci, Tamarisk Scalewort

BBS field guide page



Lophocolea bidentata, Biphid Crestwort

L. bidentata is delicate and translucent, pale green, with conspicuously bilobed leaves (about 2 mm long). Shoots are 2–4 mm wide, and may grow several centimetres long. Its leaf lobes are long and drawn out into a narrow point. The underleaves are also bilobed, with an additional lateral tooth on each side. It is strongly aromatic, and often fertile, with toothed perianths (BBS Field Guide).

18/11/2013
19/11/2013
underside
underside close-up
overlapping leaves

Metzgeria fruticulosa, Bluish Veilwort

BBS Field Guide page

26/01/2014





Metzgeria furcata, Forked Veilwort

19/11/2013

Pellia epiphylla, Overleaf Pellia

BBS FG Page
11/12/2013
Male parts
Radula complanata





Scapania undulata, Water Earwort


26-01-2014

MOSSES

Atrichum undulatum, Catherine's Moss

BBS Field Guide Page
11/12/2013

Aulacomnium anrdrogynum



Aulacomnium palustre, Bog Bead-moss

BBS Field Guide page







Brachythecium rutabulum, Rough-stalked Feather-moss

13/11/2013





Bryum capillare, Capillary Thread-moss

BBS Field Guide page


Bryum Dichotomum, Bicolored Bryum

BBS Field Guide page

21/01/2014
Calliergon cordifolium, Heart-leaved Spear-moss

BBS Field Guide page


Calliergonella cuspidata, Pointed Spear-moss

One of our commonest and most recognizable mosses. It is medium-sized and grows mixed with other bryophytes, or it forms green, yellow-green or occasionally orange-brown patches. Shoots are commonly 3–8 cm long, but sometimes more. The main stem is usually erect and has side branches that are more or less pinnately arranged, the whole shoot having a flattened appearance. The most distinctive field character is the shape of the shoot and branch tips: the leaves are closely rolled-up to form a smooth needle-like or spear-like point.


27/11/2013

Campylopus introflexus, Heath Star-moss

18/01/2014
and when dried
Cirriphyllum piliferum, Hair Pointed Feather-moss

BBS Field Guide page


10/01/2014

 Climacium dendroides, Tree-moss

BBS FG page

29/30/2013, cpt-7a

Dicranum scoparium, Broom Fork-moss

BBS FG page

http://www.dr-ralf-wagner.de/Moose/Dicranum_scoparium-englisch.html



29/11/2013 - Mossy Barrens, Cpt-7a

Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-moss

BBS Field Guide page

18/02/2014
The drying process...




And a different example from the same batch:



Dicronella heteromalla, Silky Forklet-moss






Fissidens taxifolia, Great Pocket-moss

BBS Field Guide page


17/01/2014

Grimmia Pulvinata, Grey Cushion Moss

G. pulvinata is a predominantly lowland species of usually base-rich rocks, including walls; rarely it grows on trees and shrubs. G. pulvinata tolerates moderate pollution, so is a characteristic urban and suburban species, growing on wall tops, mortar, tombstones, asbestos roofs and concrete, and is a typical member of the wall community alongside Tortula muralis, Schistidium crassipilum and Orthotrichum anomalum. The neat cushions on wall tops have earned it the alternative common name of ‘Hedgehog Moss (BBS Field Guide).

18/11/2013

Hygroamblystegium tenax, Fountain Feather-moss

BBS Field Guide page

06/02/2014

Hylocolium splendens, Glittering Wood-moss

BBS Field Guide page




27/11/2013

Hypnum andoi

26/02/2014

Hypnum Cupressiforme, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss

BBS Field Guide page

08/12/2013












Kindbergia praelonga, Common Feather-moss

BBS Field Guide page






Leptodictyum riparium, Kneiff's Feather-moss

BBS Field Guide page











Mnium hornum, Swan's Neck Thyme-moss

This dark, dull green moss is the commonest species of the genus and one of Britain’s commonest mosses. The upright stems are 2–4 cm tall. Leaves are typically about 4 mm long, but can be as long as 8 mm towards the tip of the shoot, and have a toothed border of long, narrow cells. The nerve usually ends a little below the tip of the leaf. The leaf base at most shortly runs down onto the stem. The lower part of the stem has small, narrowly triangular leaves (the two leaves on the right in the upper drawing). Capsules (5 mm long) are frequently produced, and the lid narrows abruptly into a very short point. The seta is 2.5–5 cm long (BBS FG).



15/11/2013, oak trunk and field layer
Orthotrichum anomolum, Anomalous Bristle-moss


01/01/2014

Orthotrichum affine, Wood Bristle-moss

BBS field guide page




Orthotrichum pulchellum

04/01/2014
Orthotrichum stramineum


26/01/0214

Plagiomnium undulatum, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss

BBS Field Guide page





30/11/2013

Platyhypnidium riparioides








Polytrichum commune, Common Haircap Moss
Well-grown, large, hummocks or turfs of this species are unmistakable. They consist of tough, wiry shoots up to 40 cm long (usually about 20 cm). When moist, the 8–12 mm long, narrowly spearhead-shaped leaves spread or strongly curve away from the stem, with a glossy sheathing base, giving a starry appearance viewed from above (BBS Field Guide).

26/10/2013, cpt-6
Polytrichum juniperum



11/03/2014



Pseudoscleropodium purum, Neat feather-moss
This is one of the easiest mosses to recognize in the field. It is a robust, green or yellow-green plant with more or less regularly pinnate shoots to 10 cm or more long, and relatively short branches (the shoots are therefore feather-like). The leaves are erect, loosely appressed and overlapping, only a little longer than wide, and deeply concave. This gives the typically 2 mm wide shoots a stout, fat appearance. The leaves are about 2 mm long, broadly rounded or broadly pointed, and their most distinctive feature is the presence of a small, recurved point at the tip. At the tip of the stem and new branches, the crowded points of the leaves protrude like a miniature crown (older branch tips may become more attenuated). The leaves have a single nerve. Branch leaves are similar to the stem leaves, but a little smaller. Capsules are rare (BBS Field Guide).

26/10/2013, cpt-7a

Racomitrium lanuginosum, Woolly Fringe-moss

BBS Field Guide page
04/01/2014


Rhycnhostegium murale

26/01/2014

Rhyzomium punctatum, Dotted Thyme-moss

BBS Field Guide page

11/12/2013 (see also Pellia epiphylla pic)




Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Little Shaggy Moss

01/02/2014

Rhytidiadelphus triquetris, Big Shaggy Moss

01/02/2014


Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Springy Turf-moss
The shoots of this extremely common moss are a few to 10–15 cm long, and distinctive in the way the tapered part of the 2–2.5 mm long leaves bend back at a right angle to the base so that they spread out and away from the stem in all directions, giving shoots a star-like appearance. The broad leaf base completely sheathes the red stem so that it is only visible through the leaves. The leaf has lightly toothed margins and a short, double nerve. Capsules are generally uncommon, but frequent in some areas of south Wales, and may be overlooked elsewhere (BBS FG)



09/11/2013



Sanionia uncinata, Sickle-leaved Hook-moss



Schistidium crassipilum


Thuidium tamariscinum, Common Tamarisk-moss

BBS FG page

01/01/2014

Tortula muralis, Wall Screw-moss

BBS field guide page



Ulota drummondii

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