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Category: Bryophyta (Mosses)

Niphotrichum elongatum (Racomitrium elongatum)

February 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

There is much taxonomic and nomenclatural discussion still ongoing about this species. It has only been in the last 20…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Grimmiaceae, Grimmiales, Niphotrichum, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Niphotrichum elongatum

Dendroalsia abietina

January 22, 2021 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

So, this was very cool. When I found this moss I knew I’d seen pictures of something similar before. When…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Cryphaeaceae, Dendroalsia, Hypnales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dendroalsia abietina

Bartramia pomiformis

January 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

When you find this moss with freshly matured capsules it is glaringly obvious why it frequently goes by the common…

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Posted in: Bartramia, Bartramiaceae, Bartramiales, Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bartramia pomiformis

Bryum argenteum

January 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I went to write a profile while killing time at work today, I realized I didn’t have a bombproof…

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Posted in: Bryaceae, Bryales, Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Bryum, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bryum argenteum

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

January 2, 2021 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is another of that handful of mosses that I thought I could identify from a standing position, but in…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Hylocomiaceae, Hypnales, Plants, Rhytidiadelphus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum

December 26, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Another moss, another misidentification, but this one wasn’t as egregious as many, since I merely mistook papillose (having bumps) lamellae…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Plants, Polytrichaceae, Polytrichales, Polytrichastrum, Polytrichopsida, Species Profiles Filed under: Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum

Leucolepis acanthoneura

December 21, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I was tempted to list palmtree moss as the common name for this, because that is what I mentally call…

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Posted in: Bryales, Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Leucolepis acanthoneura, Mniaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Leucolepis acanthoneura

Atrichum selwynii

December 20, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

The first time I found some Atrichum was a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty excited because I knew…

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Posted in: Atrichum, Bryophyta (Mosses), Plants, Polytrichaceae, Polytrichales, Polytrichopsida, Species Profiles Filed under: Atrichum selwynii

Dannorrisia bigelovii (Porotrichum bigelovii)

December 16, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Moss identification is kicking my butt. It’s hard enough trying to learn all of these new terms and structures. But…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Dannorrisia, Hypnales, Neckeraceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dannorrisia bigelovii

Neckera douglasii

December 6, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is the other common Neckera of our mesic forests, often forming large and dense mats on trees. It is…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Hypnales, Neckera, Neckeraceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Neckera douglasii

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