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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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Large moss on damp rocky ground in shade in moist forest near the Thurston Lava Tube, Hawaii Island, Sept. 20th 2010. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The large pale translucent-green leaves of this beautiful moss resemble a Hookeria species, and it is in the family Hookeriaceae. Individual cells are visible at maximum resolution. This is a large form of this variable species. Image I10-2412.
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Photographed on rock near the entrance to Clear Lake State Park, Lake County, California on March 29th 2012. Image I12-0077.
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On damp rock at Anderson Springs, Lake County, California, March 25th 2002. Scanned slide 038-007. This is very similar to scanned slide 038-004, posted on Dec. 10th 2011, but has a slightly different colour balance.
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In cloud forest in upland Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 1994. Scanned Ektachrome slide 007-073.
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On the trunk of a tree in Middletown Trailside County Park, Lake County, California, March 29th 2012. image I12-0046
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This common moss is seen here in fruit near the entrance to Clear Lake State Park (Lake County, California), on March 29th 20102. Image I12-0084
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This beautiful moss is widespread in shady or damp places in Britain and is seen here from a woodland site in north Mull. Developing fruiting bodies (capsules), each on a long red stalk (seta) can be seen arising from some plants slightly right and above centre in this image. Sept. 9th 2011, Image I11-0212
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This is a close view of Antitrichia californica with capsules and in direr condition that the adjacent image I12-0070). This was photographed in the wild near Maraih Meadows Resort, Lake County, California, on MArch 30th 2012. Image I12-0182.
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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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Photographed on rock in Boggs Mountain State Forest, Lake County, California, on March 28th 2012. Image I12-9940
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Minnesota, United States
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This spectacular west-coast endemic moss was common on tree trunks in the areas we visited. Photographed here in Boggs Mountain State Forest, March 28th 2012. Image I12-0006.
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The red moss in this image is Bryum miniatum. On damp exposed granite in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon, Tulare County, California. June 4th 2010, image I10-2947.
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Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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A close view of this aquatic moss shows late winter leaves that are somewhat damaged and stripped, but the soft texture and complete absence of a keel can be seen. This distinguishes F. hypnoides from other Californian Fontinalls species. Specimen from Clear Lake, California, March 29th 2012, photographed in a bowl at home. Image I12-0557.
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This small moss with long, bright green capsules is rare in California and was photographed here on soil near a trail in Middletown Trailside County Park, (Lake County, California). The associated brownish moss with hyaline points on the leaves is Pleuridium. March 29th 2012, Image I12-0056.
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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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Catacol, Arran Scotland. NR915495
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Photographed on shady rock in Clear Lake State Park, Lake County, California, March 29th 2012. Image I12-0111
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This moss is seen in its dry condition here on a wall in the open near the entrance to Clear Lake State Park (Lake County, California) on March 29th 2012. Image I12-0089.
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Selbitz, Bayern, Deutschland
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This small moss was photographed in situ on a drying mud bank along a track running south from Highway 20 near the place where the highway crosses the north fork of Cache Creek, Lake County, California, on March 30th 2012. Thanks to David Toren for the identification. Note that a plant of Syntrichia sp?. can be seen at the right hand edge above the middle. Bryum argenteum, Aloina and two other acrocarps were within inches, and Tortula atrovirens was close by. Image I12-0211.