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Category: Bryophyta (Mosses)

Neckera menziesii

December 5, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a very common forest moss west of the Cascades, and species number 9 for my survey of The…

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

Plagiomnium insigne

December 4, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I wasn’t positive that I would find Plagiomnium insigne at The Cliff. It is a very common forest floor species…

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

Polytrichum piliferum

December 3, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This moss is unusual amongst mosses of my experience, although it is apparently a very common species, because it was…

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

Plagiomnium rostratum

November 24, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is the first post about the denizens of a basaltic cliff band above Lake Merwin in Clark County, Washington.…

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

Rhizomnium glabrescens

November 19, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I need to mention something again- I am not an expert! About anything! I am not just being humble, or…

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

Hylocomium splendens (Splendid Feather Moss)

November 15, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Would that I were more like moss, able to accept uncertainty and respond instantly to positive changes in the environment,…

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Posted in: Bryophyta (Mosses), Bryopsida, Hylocomiaceae, Hylocomium, Hypnales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Hylocomium splendens, Splendid Feather Moss

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