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Visborg, Himmerland, Danmark
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This moss is commoner further east in California but is known from near Highway 20 in Lake County, California. This specimen was obtained there by B. Mishler and photographed by me soon after collection. March 30th 2012, Image I12-0218
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This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb, Lake County, California, March 29th 2012). Photographed at home later from a collected piece, this is image I12-0497 (see adjoining image I12-0482 for capsules). The small green specks seen on the upper leaf surfaces are gemmae that enable vegetative propagation (seen best at high resolution in this image).
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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This was one of three Syntrichia species collected by Brent Mishler from near Highway 20 in Lake County and photographed by me soon after its collection. March 30th 2012, image I12-0217
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Syntrichia ruralis (Hedw.) Weber & Mohr. (synonyms include Tortula ruralis and T. ruraliformis). Gametophytes. When in a more lush condition, the leaves are usually a fairly deep green but can also appear light green-yellow as above. The leaves are tinged with red and are sub-clapsing as the base, squarrose and recurved when moist. When dry they can appear black.The spinulose awns can be as long as 0.5 to 0.75 the length of the leaf blade, sometimes shorter, and appear whitish but are mainly a translucent (hyaline) and with some reddish coloration often at the tip or base.. Grows both in soil and on rocks, often in cracks and with other other mosses. Here is it growing in a less common situation on a flat rock surface being held by connecting growth that extends to where there is soil, and the lichens are providing it with some stability since it isn't ability to affix itself to rock surfaces like say a Grimmia . The lower section section above was about the size of a small pancake and lifted right off the rock surface without any resistance.Feb. 4, 2012, Salt Lake County, Utah, approx. 4,950 ft. elev.
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Visborg, Himmerland, Danmark
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This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb, Lake County, California, March 29th 2012). This photograph was taken at home later from a collected piece to show a young capsule with its calyptra and a mature capsule with its peristome. Image I12-0482.
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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Syntrichia ruralis (Hedw.) Weber & Mohr. (synonyms include Tortula ruralis and T. ruraliformis). The erect setas are normally described as red (but can be reddish-greenish as above) and the capsules red-brown. Gametophytes and sporophytes. Leaves range from green to light green-yellow and are tinged with red.March 18, 2011, in the gravel bar "rough" of Old Mill Golf Course, Salt Lake County, Utah.Our most common moss species.
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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This moss was one of three Syntrichia species collected by B. Mishler from near Highway 20 in Lake County and photographed by me near soon after its collection. March 30th 2012, Image I12-0219.
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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This moss is commoner further east in California but is known from near Highway 20 in Lake County, California. This specimen was obtained there by B. Mishler and photographed by me soon after collection.
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This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb). This photograph was taken at home later from a collected piece to show a young capsule with its calyptra and a mature capsule with its peristome
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The plant was observed on March 29 2012. This photograph was obtained at home later. Note the clustered green structures at the top of the stem on the right. These are known as 'brood leaves' or 'brood bodies' and are a means of vegetative propagation (B. Mishler, personal communication).
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This was collected by Brent Mishler from Near Highway 20 in Lake County and photographed by me nearby and soon after its collection.
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Collected by B. Mishler from near Highway 20 in Lake County and photographed by me nearby soon after its collection.
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This moss formed mats on the trunk of an oak tree near Mariah Meadows Resort (in hills Near Cobb) and is here seen photographed later from a collected piece. The small green specks seen on the upper leaf surfaces are gemmae that enable vegetative propagation.
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