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Victoria, Australia
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Styx, Tasmania, Australia
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The moss with very long hair points to the leaves (including the plant with the green capsule) is Crossidium squamiferum. Also present are Bryum argenteum (eg near the top, left of center, and the silvery plants to the right of the Crossidium patch); Aloina sp. (two plants with narrow, dark green leaves with incurved margins towards the upper right) and many plants with triangular yellow green leaves that I'm guessing are a Didymodon species (possibly also a second species with larger leaves) - comments welcome. Photographed in situ on a steep south-facing open grassy bank with rock outcrops, in a small valley just west of the north branch of Cache Creek south of where it crosses Highway 20, Lake County, California. March 30th 2012, Image I12-0251
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Peru, Madre de Dios, Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica.
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Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy
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Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Dalrymple Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Pterygoneurum ovatum habitat.Feb. 4, 2012, Salt Lake County, Bonneville Shoreline terraces, approx. 4900 ft. elev., growing on a small boulder, primarily quartz
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Pterygoneurum ovatum. Another common name is Oval-leaved Pottia.Feb. 4, 2012, Salt Lake County, Bonneville Shoreline terraces, approx. 4900 ft. elev., growing on a small boulder, primarily quartz
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Pterygoneurum ovatum. Another common name is Oval-leaved Pottia.The second of two plants on an otherwise barren quartz outcrop expanse somehow surviving despite a southwestern exposure (unusual for moss, and difficult for most species). As the plants become dessicated as here, the leaves become very dark and almost black and difficult to see because of the long white awns.The calyptras are usually cucullate but can also be mitrate. The capsules are eperistomate as shown.March 10, 2012, Mt. Olympus foothills, Salt Lake County, Utah about 4,960 ft. elev.
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Pterygoneurum ovatum. Another common name is Oval-leaved Pottia.One of two plants on an otherwise barren quartz outcrop expanse somehow surviving despite a southwestern exposure (unusual for moss, and difficult for most species). As the plants become dessicated as here, the leaves become very dark and almost black and difficult to see because of the long awns.The calyptras are usually cucullate but can also be mitrate. The capsules are eperistomate.March 10, 2012, Mt. Olympus foothills, Salt Lake County, Utah about 4,960 ft. elev.
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Sporophytes
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Styx, Tasmania, Australia
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Styx, Tasmania, Australia
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Damper Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Mount Elliot, Queensland, Australia
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Damper Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Pentland Hills, Victoria, Australia
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Pentland Hills, Victoria, Australia
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Pentland Hills, Victoria, Australia
