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Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Photographed on rock in Boggs Mountain State Forest, Lake County, California, on March 28th 2012. Image I12-9940
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This close view of Andreaea was shows the moss collected from the same site as the adjoining image (I12-9889) after it was allowed to dry out. The distinctive capsule that dehisces via four slits instead of the peristome that is present in most other mosses can be seen near the center (click for a larger view). From Boggs Mountain State Forest, (Lake County, California), March 28th 2012. Image I12-0285.
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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Rhodobryum ontariense (Kindb.) Kindb., syn.: Rhodobryum spathulatum (Hornsch.) PoesEN: Rose-moss, DE: Rosenmoss, Ontario-Rosenmoos, Slo.: ?Dat.: Nov. 9. 2018Lat.: 46,358914 Long.: 13,699772Code: Bot_1162/2018_DSC3920Habitat: Light mixed wood, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Fraxinus ornus, Ostrya carpinifolia dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; relatively dry and warm place; in half shade; calcareous, colluvial, skeletal ground; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: thin soil layer on calcareous rock.Place: Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soa and Trenta, next to the trail from Strgulc abandoned farm house to Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Rhodobryum ontariense is a very beautiful and quite distinct moss. Its relatively large, terminal 'rosettes' of leaves (more than 1 cm in diameter), which develop on top of short steams resemble green roses (see its names). To recognize genus is not difficult, however, on species level there exist two of them, which are very similar - Rhodobryum ontariense first described in America at the end of 19th century and Rhodobryum roseum first described in Europe approximately at the same time. Later both names have long been considered as synonyms. Rhodobryum roseum has been commonly thought to be a species widely distributed in the temperate and boreal zones of the Northern Hemisphere including Europe, North America, and some areas in Asia. Only in 1972 a thorough revision of the genus (Ref.: 7) separated them again into two species. Rhodobryum ontariense can be distinguished from Rhodobryum roseum by its smaller size (Rhodobryum ontariense is 2 - 3 cm tall and Rhodobryum roseum 5-6(10) cm (Ref.: 3)). The measured height of this find was from 1.5 to 2 cm. The number of leaves in the rosette is another distinguishing trait. Rhodobryum ontariense has 18 -52 leaves in each and Rhodobryum roseum from 16 to 21 leaves. In this find rosettes with more than 40 leaves were frequent. Also preferred substratum and habitat differ. Rhodobryum ontariense prefers dryer places and grows predominantly on calcareous rocks, while Rhodobryum roseum prefers moister places and is found mostly on soil (Ref.: 3). All this speaks in favor of Rhodobryum ontariense. Sporocarps are not distinctive and they anyhow develop very rarely. I haven't seen them yet.Ref.:(1) V. Wirth, R. Dll, Farbatlas Flechten und Moose, Ulmer (2000), p 255.(2) I. Atherton, S. Bosanquet, M. Lawley, eds., Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, British Bryological Society, (2010), p 600(3) M. Nebel, G.P hilippi, eds., Die Moose Baden-Wrttembergs, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Vol: 2. (2001), p 103.(4) W. Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Niedere Pflanzen, Band 1, 3.Aufl., Spectrum Akademischer Verlag (2005), p 743.(5)
ohiomosslichen.org/moss-rhodobryum-ontariense/ (accessed Nov. 13. 2018)(6) Z. Iwatsuki and T. Koponen, On the taxonomy and distribution of Rhodobryum roseum and its related species (Bryophyta), Acta Botanica Fennica 96 (1972); accessible at:
scholar.google.si/scholar?q=Iwatsuki+1972+Rhodobryum&... (accessed Nov. 13. 2018)
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Zeeland, Netherlands
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Tasmania, Australia
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Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.Family: DitrichaceaeEN: Redshank, Fire Moss, Purple Horn Toothed Moss, DE: Purpurstieliges HornzahnmossSlo.: krlatni rogatecIn fairly moist state.Dat.: Nov. 17. 2021Lat.: 46.360133 Long.: 13.69954Code: Bot_1418/2021_DSC1418.Habitat: Abandoned alpine pasture; slightly inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; calcareous, colluvial, skeletal ground with very thin soil layer; open, dry, sunny place; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 640 m (2.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: gravelly and sandy soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley, right bank of river Soa, Na Melu place, near the abandoned farmhouse Strgulc, Trenta 47, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment (pertains to the pictures of the Flicker album Ceratodon purpureus): Ceratodon purpureus is a very common moss and a true cosmopolitan species. It is found worldwide. It loves dry, low competition and high light places, but inhabits also many different, natural and man-made substrates, some of them quite exotic like old skulls of animals and old boots. Ceratodon purpureus is able to tolerate much higher pollution levels than most other mosses. It is very variable, particularly in color. However, red color is most often dominant (see pictures 4. and 7.) except when it is very moist and without red setae. Then it is vividly green (see pictures 8. and 10.). It is about 3 cm high and usually abundantly fertile. One can recognize it by narrowly triangular leaves, which have strongly recurved margins almost from the base to the tip and a strong nerve extending just to the tip of the leaf. The leaf cells are nearly square. The setae are red and the capsules are strongly furrowed when dry (see picture 5b.). Ref.:(1) V.Wirth, R.Dll, Farbatlas Flechten und Moose, Ulmer (2000), p 234.(2) I. Atherton, S. Bosanquet, M. Lawley, eds., Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, British Bryological Society, (2010), p 354(3) M. Nebel, G.Philippi, eds., Die Moose Baden-Wrttembergs, Vol: 1. (2000), p 199.(4) M. Lth, Mosses of Europe A Photographic Flora. ML Publ., Vol.2., Freiburg, Germany (2019), p 365.
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Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California. Feb. 14th 2010, image I10-5882
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Pentland Hills, Victoria, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Dalrymple Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Styx, Tasmania, Australia
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Large clumps of the aquatic moss Fontinalis hypnoides were attached to tree roots at the edge of Clear Lake, and partially emergent from the water. They were muddy and hard to photograph in the field, but I floated this piece in a bowl at home and obtained images. Lake County, California, observed on March 29th 2012. Image I12-0548
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2020.03.15 Pajamki, Helsinki, Finland
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Trachyloma planifolium, Mt Spec, Crystal Creek
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Barisciano, Abruzzi, Italy
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Tully, Queensland, Australia
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Funaria hygrometrica, Hedwig, syn.: Funaria sphaerocarpa Mll.Hal.Family: FunariaceaeEN: Common Cord-moss, Bonfire Moss, Funaria Moss DE: Wetteranzeigendes Drehmoos, Echtes DrehmoosSlo.: navadni vlagomerDat.: May 4. 2021Lat.: 46.35938 Long.: 13.69991Code: Bot_1365/2021_DSC2499 Habitat: Abandoned outdoor fire place near a former farmhouse; pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes (Corylus avellana dominant) and scattered trees (Fraxinus ornus, Ostrya carpinifolia dominant); calcareous ground; locally almost flat terrain; warm, sunny, dry place; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevations 615 m (2020 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil mixed with residue charcoal.Place: Lower Trenta valley, right bank of river Soa; between villages Soa and Trenta; near Soa 48 abandoned cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Funaria hygrometrica is a colonist of bare, disturbed soils; it can be frequently found on abandoned outdoor fireplaces and bonfire sites. It frequently forms extensive carpets, which are rather loose than dense. The species is easy to be recognized if sporophytes (stalks bearing capsules containing spores when ripe) are present and this is very often the case. If the plants are sterile, determination becomes much more difficult. The most characteristic are swan-neck shaped seta (stalks), which are much, much longer than tiny green part of the plant and by delicate, intensely asymmetric calyptra (thin, pointing, 'protecting' shields of the young capsules, which fall of before the capsules become mature). Each capsule stalk is moisture sensitive, curling when dry and unwinding when wet (note the Latin species name 'hygrometrica' measuring air humidity). Ref.:(1) Ian Atherton, ed., Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland - a field guide, British Bryological Society (2010), p 561. (2) M. Nebel, G. Philippi, eds., Die Mosse Baden-Wurttembergs, Band 1., (2000), Ulmer, p 475. (3) V. Wirth, R. Duell, Farbatlas Flechten und Moose, Ulmer, (2000), p 250.
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Throop, England, United Kingdom