Tuesday, January 12, 2016

some mosses on wall

Some mosses growing on a stone wall in town.
 
look, there are three different species, growing in a patch the size of a pea
 
the silvery one is Bryum argenteum

further on is some colorful Orthotrichum anomalum
 
and further on is some Schistidium rivulare
 



might as well post some more mosses from another wall in town

here is another Orthotrichum anomalum


 here is Schistidium rivulare with more mature capsules

 
here is some Orthotrichum strangulatum

here is rivulare with strangulatum.  i can't tell the leaves apart without a microscope!


here are two mosses who's names i don't know yet.  maybe they'll sprout capsules in the summer and I'll look some more