Venezuela, caribic coastal mountains, way above Colonia Tovar, 2020 m, cloud forest, on soil beside path, leg. M. Lüth 3377, 2001

Syrrhopodon lycopodioides (Brid.) Müll. Hal. Venezuela, caribic coastal mountains, way to Pico Guacamaya, 1500 m, cloud forest, epiphytic on a twig, leg. M. Lüth 3372, 2001, det. Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp

© Richard Combes. 'Exit to the City.' Oil on canvas, 2023. 47 x 39 inches.

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The utterly glorious porch roof at St John the Baptist, Burford. Anyone who uses 'medieval' as a pejorative should be made to look at this until they promise never to do it again. Photo taken lying on my back shuffling around the floor until I was happy with the framing.

Acoulon dertosense from Spain. It is from my book Mooses of Europe, that is sold out since 2 years. Now I did a new edition, that comes out in autumn with preorder from June.

Brachythecium rutabulum is not very demanding regarding its substrate. SW-Germany

Pilotrichum ramosissimum (syn. Callicosta r.) Venezuela, caribic coastal mountains, way to Pico Guacamaya, 1500 m, cloud forest, epiphytic on liana, leg. M. Lüth 3366, 2001 difficult group, ID not 100% sure

Phyllogonium viscosum (P. Beauv:) Mitt. Venezuela, caribic coastal mountains, way to Pico Guacamaya, 1500 m, cloud forest, hanging on a twig, leg. M. Lüth 3370, 2001, det. Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp

Isodrepanium lentulum (Wils) Britt. Venezuela, carribean costal mountains, at way to Pico Guacamaya, cloud forest on peak, on rotten trunk, 1500 m, leg. Lüth 2001, 3369 det. Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp

Leucobryum giganteum C. Müll. Venezuela, carribean costal mountains, at way to Pico Guacamaya, cloud forest on peak, on soil between Gneis rocks, 1700 m, leg. Lüth 2001, 3352

Thamniopsis undata (Hedw.) Buck Venezuela, carribean costal mountains, at way to Pico Guacamaya, cloud forest on peak, on rotten wood, 1500 m, leg. Lüth 2001, 3348, det. A. Schäfer-Verwimp

Pelekium involvens (Hedw.) Touw Venezuela, W-Llanos, Forestal Reserve Caparo, rainforest, on tree trunk, 140 m, leg Lüth 3327, 2001 Perichaetal leaves without ciliae

Pireella pohlii (Schwaegr.) Card. Venezuela, W-Llanos, Forestal Reserve Caparo, rainforest, on tree trunk, 140 m, leg. Lüth 3326, 2001 det. Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp

Calymperes serratum var. subulatum (E. B. Bartram) L. T. Ellis Venezuela, western Caribbean coastal cordillera, way to Pico Guacamaya, cloudforest, on deadwood, 1500 m, leg Lüth 3350, 2001 This taxon is well described in JB 42/4 2020. Maybe first record for Venezuela.

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

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.

Pseudocryphaea domingensis (Spreng.) Buck Venezuela W-Lanos, Forestal Reserve Caparo, semi-evergreen rainforest, epiphytic on bark of tree, 140 m, leg. Lüth 3323, 2001 det: Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp characteristic are the small brood branchlets (Bt) in leaf axis

Breutelia tomentosa (Sw. ex Brid) Jaeg) Venezuela, Andes, Merida, way to Laguna Coromoto, upper cloud forest, on wet soil over rock, gneis, 2500 m, leg. Lüth 3319, 2001 Remind in microscopical characters to B. subarcuata, but differs in only 2-3 inflated alar cells.

Caribaeohypnum polypterum (Mitt.) Ando & Hig. Venezuela, Andes, Merdida, way to Lagunn Coromoto, upper cloudforest, hallfshadow soil over rock, gneis, 2500 m, leg. Lüth 3315, March 2001

Pilotrichella flexilis (Hedw.) Angstr. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, surrounding Laguna Coromoto, upper cloud forest, pendent from branches of trees, 2500 m, leg M. Lüth 3314

Rhodobryum huillense (Welw. & Duby) Touw Venezuela, Andes, Merida, surrounding Laguna Coromoto, Upper cloud forest, on rotten stump, 2550 m, leg M. Lüth 3313 Looks a bit like R. grandifolium, but plants and leaves are much smaller.

Rhodobryum grandifolium (Tayl.) C. Müll. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, surrounding Laguna Coromoto, Subparamos, on open humose rock, gneis, 3000 m, leg M. Lüth 3305

Grimmia austrofunalis Müll. Hal. Andes, Merida, sourrounding of Laguna Coromoto, Subparamos, on open rock, gneis, 3000 m, leg 2001 M. Lüth 3302 Stem without central strand, costal cells mostly uniform, hydroids lacking, big and somewhat glossy plants

Bartramia microstoma Mitt. Andes, Merida, on way to Laguna Coromoto, open part in cloud forest, on steep slope, at 2700 m, leg 2001 Lüth 3300 Reminds to a small B. itiphyllum, but with different shape of leaf base and has firm though pellucid cells at shoulder margins.

Atractylocarpus longisetus (Hooker) Bartram Andes, Merida, on way to Laguna Coromoto, cloud forest, on root of tree, at 2500 m, leg 2001 Lüth 3297 Unlike to Campylopus with costa smooth at back.

Porotrichum lancifrons (Hampe) Mitt. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, way to Laguna Coromoto, cloud forest, on tree trunk and root, 2500 m, leg. 2001 Lüth 3295. Characterized by well-developed stipe and strongly appressed hyalin stipe leaves.

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Tortula andicola Mont. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar Polylepis forest on boulder slope at 4200 m, leg 2001 Lüth Characteristic are the collenchymatous leaf cells and some sharp teeth at the base of the awn.

Thidium peruvianum Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar Polylepis forest on boulder slope at 4200 m, leg 2001 Lüth 3284 With one papilla per cell in branch leaves like T. delicatulum, but with long tapering stem leaves.

Campylopus nivalis (Brid.) Brid. var. nivalis Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar Polylepis forest on boulder slope at 4200 m, leg 2001 Lüth 3281, det J.-P. Frahm

Lepyrodon tomentosus (Hook.) Mitt. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar Polylepis forest on boulder slope at 4200 m, leg 2001 Lüth 3270, det A. Schäfer-Verwimp

Zygodon pichinchensis (Tayl.) Mitt. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar crevice in N-exposed rock face, 4730 m, leg 2001, Lüth 3278 Characteristic the long conical papillae.

Barttramia potosica Mont. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Espejo near Pico Bolivar crevice in N-exposed rock face, 4730 m, leg Lüth 3270 Leaves stiffly erect, tipps brittle, cells at margin of leaf shoulder hyalin, delicate

Pilopogon peruvianus (Williams) Frahm Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico Bolivar, way to Bosque de Coloradito, on rocky soil, 4100 m, leg. 2001 Lüth 3262, det. J.-P. Frahm

Lobaria amplissima is extremly rare in Germany. 2020 one of the old trees died and the bark with Lobaria fall on the ground. So I took it and fixed it with binding wire on another old tree near by (without the Lobaria). Yesterday I was there and pleasantly surprised, that it worked very good.

Campylopus cuspidatus (Hornsch.) Mitt. Venezuela, Andes, Pico el Aquila, Laguna Mucubaij, on wet ground around the lake, 3700 m, leg. 2001 Lüth 3253, det Frahm 2003

Schizymenium campylocarpum (Hook. & Arnott) Shaw Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Pico el Aquila, N-exp. slope at roadside, 3900 m, leg. 2001 M. Lüth 3238, det A. Schäfer-Verwimp

Campylopus argyrocaulon (Müll. Hal.) Broth. Venezuela, Andes, Merida, Picos el Aquila, Paramos, on ground between Espeletia shrubs, 4300 m, leg. 2001 M. Lüth 3233, det. J.-P. Frahm

Dicranella vaginata (Hook.) Cardot Venezuela, Andes, Merida, way to Pico Humboldt, wet N-exposed slope, Gneis, 1900 m, leg 2001 M. Lüth 3223, det. 2021 A. Schäfer-Verwimp

Pogonatum campylocarpum (C. Müll.) Vitt Venezuela, Merdia, cloud forest at way to Pico Humboldt, earthen slope under overhang, 2150 m, leg. Michael Lüth 3220, det. A. Schäfer-Verwimp Marginal cells of lamellae in pairs, conical. Theeth on leaf shoulder.

Macrocoma tenue subsp. sullivantii (C. Müll.) Vitt. Venezuela, Merdia, cloud forest at way to Pico Humboldt, on a fallen branch from high tree, 2000 m, leg. Michael Lüth 3218, det. A. Schäfer-Verwimp Leaf sharply acute, upper margin entire, reduced peristome.

Ipomea tricolor indoor

More Halloween Mosses on a quite old reindeer fallen in a rock cervice on Svalbard Orthotrichum pylaisii (the round cushions)

Halloween-Moss Tetraplodon mnioides likes to grow on dead animals (and humans). England, Yorkshire, Upper Warfdale

Dicranella grevelliana am Tuxer Gletscher im Zillertal, 2550 m, Österreich, bei der BLAM-Exkursion. Ich habe noch nie ein so großes Vorkommen dieser Art gesehen!

Also my Evening Glory is late this year.

My Morning Glory today, late this year, but so beautiful!

Pogonatum aloides with young sporophytes, yesterday in Black Forest, Germany.

Groutiella chimborazensis var chimborazensis Venezuela, Andes, Merida, on way to Pico Humboldt, on rocks in open pastour, 1800 m, leg. M. Lüth 13.03.2001, det. Schäfer-verwimp