14 Feb 2011 M4 central reservation
Not sure this one is identifiable as may not be developed enough, but counldn't resist grabbing this specimen when stuck in a traffic jam. Seemed abundant along a ~2 mile section of motorway west of junction 37...
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| Bryum dichotomum (Bicoloured Bryum) det. Sam Bosanquet |
13 Feb 2011 Llanrhidian (north Gower Ash woods)
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Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss) |
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| Thuidium tamariscinum (Common Tamarisk-moss) |
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Cirriphyllum piliferum (Hair-pointed Feather-moss) |
10 Feb 2011 Loughor foreshore (on railway sleepers)
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| Dicranoweisia cirrata (Common Pincushion) |
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Anthocoris cf. nemorum on Hypnum jutlandicum (Heath Plait-moss) |
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| Hypnum cupressiforme s.str. (Cypress-leaved Plait-moss) det. Sam Bosanquet |
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Feb 2011 Nant Wern-y-pwll (waterfall)
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Trichocolea tomentella (Handsome Woollywort) |
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| Ctenidium molluscum (Chalk Comb-moss) |
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Eurhynchium striatum (Common Striated Feather-moss) |
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| Plagiochila asplenioides (Greater Featherwort) |
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| Rhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme-moss) |
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| Plagiothecium succulentum (Juicy Silk-moss) |
09 Feb 2011 Louhor foreshore - gravel track
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| Occasional patches of Brachythecium albicans (Whitish Feather-moss) [left] found growing in more extensive swathes of Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss) [a little bit top left in this photo], with large patches of Ceratodon purpureus (Redshank) noted too [right]. |
05 Feb 2011 Tutt Head - around limestone outcrops
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Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Golden Feather-moss) & Fissidens dubius (Rock Pocket-moss) |
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| Trichostomum crispulum (Curly Crisp-moss) |
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| Didymodon sinuosus (Wavy Beard-moss) |
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| Orthotrichum anomalum (Anomalous Bristle-moss) det. Sam Bosanquet |
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Oxyrrhynchium hians (Swartz's Feather-moss) |
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Ctenidium molluscum var. molluscum (Chalk Comb-moss)
29 Jan 2011 Overton arable fields This moss had about 80% cover in an arable field that's been left fallow for almost a year. Pretty sure it's Barbula unguiculata (Bird's-claw Beard-moss), though margins only thinly and weakly recurved. Long-beaked capsule bourne on a red seta seems a good character.
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