Ptilidium pulcherrimum (PL rzęsiak piękny, EN tree fringewort). Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland). #liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

The moss Hookeria lucens under a Birch on the edge of iron-rich bog in Ashdown Forest in Sussex today #bryology @bbsbryology.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

A rare species here, known mainly from the lower Wye Valley.

Sphagnum rubellum (red and orange) and papillosum ##moss #bryophyte

Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland). #mchy #mosses #Bryophyta #bryology

Some bryophytes that I found a couple of weeks ago, during a walk around Sant Climent Sescebes. Tortula truncata, Syntrichia laevipila, Hedwigia ciliata and Barbula unguiculata. More info in the images. #bryophytes #mosses

Sphagnum subnitens #moss #bryophyte

Shining Hookeria (Hookeria lucens) typically grows around streams and on slopes and banks in temperate woodlands. Hookeriaceae is, however, mostly a tropical family. Related species grow, e.g., as epiphylls on the leaves of other plants in tropical rainforests.

Corsinia coriandrina, looking fabulous on the coast west of Sintra.

Male plants of Mnium hornum; with beautiful, flower-like inflorescences at the tips of their shoots. Views Wood. Buxted. East Sussex

Ciliate hoarmoss, Hedwigia ciliata. Thought it was something else at first, but it's just dried up. It contrasts nicely with the surrounding fern moss.

Lophocolea bidentata #liverworts and Polytrichum piliferum #mosses. Kicin/Czerwonak, Wielkopolska (western Poland) #wątrobowce #mchy #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

I think this is Brook-side Feathermoss (Hygroamblystegium fluviatile) growing on limestone rock beside a small stream. Described by some as drab, to me it glowed green-gold in the afternoon sun. #moss #bryophyte

Stumbled across an absolute riot of Riccia growing between daffodil rows and tractor tracks beside this field on Isles of Scilly. We think the extensive rosettes, with slightly perforated thallus, are Riccia crystallina...

Broom forkmoss, Dicranum scoparium. A beautiful huge clump of bright green moss. Incredibly soft with a fascinating texture visually.

Sphagnum pulchrum portrait #moss #bryophyte

An assemblage of nice liverworts from Corcóg in the maamturks last week/réimse go aelusanna deas uaigh Corcóg sna Mám Toirce le @timoceallaigh.bsky.social an seachtain seo caite - Scapania ornithipoides, Radula aquelegia agus Anastrepta orcadensis (níl mé 100% faoin ceann deireadh fós)

The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha producing antheridiophores, looking like tiny umbrellas. These will release sperm which will swim to the archegonia on a female plant 💚☂️💚☂️💚☂️💚

For example, Sphagnum spores get ejected at over 60 mph and fly a distance more than 120x the size of the spore capsule thanks to vortex rings: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nice to find a new record of Scopelophila cataractae (Tounge-leaf Copper-moss) a rare Metallophyte species that grows on old mine sites high in Copper,Lead and Zinc,here growing on fine hard compacted mine waste at Penryhnmawer on the Llyn Peninsula on Sunday @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A pleasure to find Blunt Feathermoss (Homalia trichomanoides) forming glossy mats on a shaded shale outcrop in Devon woodland today. Each leaf has a nerve reaching about halfway down. tinyurl.com/homalia-tric... #moss #bryophyte

A return visit to the Llyn peninsula for a ten day mossing Sesh, Saturday was back at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd were last year i discovered a new site for the nationally Scarce liverwort Cephaloziella dentata (toothed Threadwort) here it is amongst Cladonia @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Nice to find Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort) on Saturday at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd,a new site for it on the Llyn Peninsula,a lovely chunky Riccia and in good amounts,nice @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Philinotis rigida (Rigid Apple-moss) at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday, Spherical Capsules on a long Setae,a moss of wet Cliffs and river banks ,always nice to cast an eye over @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Entosthodon attenuatus (Thin Chord-moss) on wet peaty soil on Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday,nice to see fruiting nicely , lovely cherry-red Rhyzoids on this species,I didn't look at those as only this patch so left alone @bbsbryology.bsky.social

The joy of being new to a subject is that every find feels like a wonder. Today Notched Pouchwort (Calypogeia arguta) caught my eye, yellow gemmae like tiny lamps on a woodland bank. #liverwort #bryophyte

Sphagnum russowii, rubellum, girgensohnii and quinquefarium. Fun fact the star shaped red russowii in the middle is a hybrid of the green girgensohnii the small darker red rubellum seen in the pic #moss #bryophyte

Sphagnum Teres A loose growing, lawn forming species found in a base-rich flush in the Yorkshire dales. Glowing in the sun and showing off its amazing colour, sometimes described as 'malt vinegar'- but it can be completely green in shade! #bryophytes #sphagnum #nature #plants #botany

Delighted to come across a bright green colony of Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata) covering a rock mid-stream today. Devon woodland #liverwort #bryophyte

The moss Dicranum scottianum is endemic to high rainfall regions of Europe & Macaronesia. In this Welsh temperate rainforest it is growing as an epiphyte on Oak. This example also has its own epiphytes - little colonies of cyanobacteria or algae. Plants on plants on plants @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Hyocomium armoricum A neat-looking riparian moss found most commonly in the North and West of the UK. Shades vary from inundated black and green, to drier variants of golden brown, and can be recognised by its large, neat growth style and habitat. #bryophytes #plants #moss #uknature #botany

Sphagnum fallax and flexuosum #moss #bryophyte

Calymperes nicaraguense Ren. & Card. Venezuela, W-Llanos, Forestal Reserve Caparo, rainforest, on bark of tree, 140 m, leg Lüth 3325 2001, det. Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp

Sphagnum pulchrum #moss #bryophyte

Marchesinia mackaii from south Co. Down growing on the ancient tropical seabed geology - new site record and the 1st record for the county since the 1930s it seems! Neckera complanata in association and a new hectad for that too, more used to seeing it on trees @bbsbryology.bsky.social #bryology

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8110359... #3534 - Phaeoceros sp. - Hornwort ‘Yellow-horn’. Hornworts are a Division of non-vascular land plants with an elongated horn-like diploid sporophyte at some points of the year, and a flattened green gametophyte stage that only contains one copy of the genome.

New macro lens, new photos! The moss HEDWIGIA CILIATA, growing on granite rocks near Sant Climent Sescebes, between the Pyrenees and the Empordà depression. #bryophytes #mosses

Brachythecium mildeanum is a tricky species that can masquerade as commoner ones such as B.rutabulum and B.albicans. Here are three typical shoots. Of course not all plants are typical.....

Pelekium (Cyrto-hypnum) schistocalyx (C. M.) Buck & Crum Venezuela, W-Llanos, Forestal Reserve Caparo, semi-humid rainforest, epiphytic on tree trunk, 140 m, leg Lüth 3321, 2001 Very small size, pluripapillose leaf cells and ciliate perichaetial leaves.

I've created a petition to get Winston Churchill replaced on the five pound note, with a Bog-moss. Sign here please. c.org/j7ZFc4qRFn

Thank you to everyone who attended the Forum and a special thanks to our wonderful speakers for interesting talks! @bbsbryology.bsky.social & our Billy found the moss Syntrichia virescens in the car park (rare here), Siskins, and moths Ypsolopha mucronella & Emmelina monodactyla. #Ecology #TeamMoth

It's always a pleasure to find fertile plants of Ptychostomum capillare (Hedw.) Holyoak & N.Pedersen, today on granite rocks near Sant Climent Sescebes (province of Girona, NE Spain, near the border with France). #bryophytes #mosses

Frullania dilatata and Radula complanata (with a variety of mosses). Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland). #liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #Bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

Sphagnum palustre and girgensohnii #moss #bryophyte

Dotted Thyme-moss (Rhizomnium punctatum) starting to live up to its name, the leaves dotted with dark capsules. Growing beside a woodland stream in Devon. tinyurl.com/rhizomnium-p... #moss #bryophyte

Sphagnum strictum #moss #bryophyte

I saw this beautiful little liverwort for the first time today. I think it may be Micheli’s Least Pouncewort (Lejeunea cavifolia). It was growing on a fallen twig in woodland in Devon. The whole patch was only about 2 cm across. tinyurl.com/lejeunea-cav... #liverwort #bryophyte

Fantastic to see lovely Mediterranean plants like this Southbya nigrella which just have a toe hold in Britain. I was just as excited when I saw it in Corfu.

Schistochilopsis incisa (Scapaniaceae) growing on a rotting log in N Wales. This liverwort has been reported from every continent except Australasia and Antarctica, but it is polyphyletic, so probably includes multiple undescribed species with smaller ranges. @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Sphagnum austinii with green and red S. rubellum #moss #bryophyte