This lovely lithograph by Ernst Haeckel is to give me inspiration...
I am trying to identify as many mosses as I can and take pictures of them. I’m finding it difficult but here are my successes (I think) in alphabetical order, followed by some unidentified mosses – please let me know if you can positively name them for me…
Brachythecium rutabulum – rough-stalked feather moss
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, January 23, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 6, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 6, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 15, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on dead wood in the garden, February 15, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum in the garden, February 15, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 15, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 6, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a concrete wall in the garden, February 6, 2010
Brachythecium rutabulum on a rockery in the garden, January 23, 2010
Funaria hygrometrica – common cord moss
Funaria hygrometrica on pebbles in the garden, May 16, 2010
Funaria hygrometrica on pebbles in the garden, May 16, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata – grey cushioned grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
Grimmia pulvinata on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
Pohlia nutans – nodding thread-moss or copperwire moss
Pohlia nutans on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
Pohlia nutans on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
Pohlia nutans on a wall in Canton, Cardiff, March 29, 2010
A scrap of Pohlia nutans in the garden, April 1, 2010
Polytrichum commune – common haircap moss
Polytrichum commune at Aberglasney House, Carmarthenshire, August 16, 2010
Polytrichum commune at Aberglasney House, Carmarthenshire, August 16, 2010
Tortula muralis – wall screw-moss
A scrap of Tortula muralis in the garden, January 23, 2010
Tortula muralis on a terracotta pot in the garden, February 15, 2010
Tortula muralis on a brick wall in the garden, February 27, 2010
Tortula muralis on a brick wall in the garden, April 8, 2010
Tortula muralis on a terracotta pot in the garden, May 16, 2010
Unidentified moss #1
Unidentified moss in the garden, April 8, 2010 - possibly one of the identified ones but at a different stage?
Unidentified moss in the garden, April 8, 2010 - possibly one of the identified ones but at a different stage?
Unidentified moss #2
Unidentifed moss in the garden in February 2010 - growing neatly and very green on logs
Unidentifed moss in the garden in February 2010 - growing neatly and very green on logs
Some really nice moss photos! They were helpful to me as I am attempting to identify several common species of mosses for an upcoming post. I have found that I did not know the names of mosses I have grown up around, and identifying these varieties is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Thanks Pat!
I’m still learning, too, and there are still a few puzzlers
Strangely, we had a really good year for mosses at the time I first created that page, but I have never seen such lovely moss since. Although I keep looking!
By the way, I particularly like your blog post about the beautiful piece of rope-end on the beach!
I am now following your blog and will tweet that rope end right now…
Thanks so much for following my blog! It is a bit humbling to find that someone with such a remarkable site as yours, has taken an interest in my posts. I hope to come up with subjects that appeal to you. And I am really looking forward to exploring your site as well. Thanks Pat!
Aw, shucks (as I think they say)…
Holy cow..I have been trying to ID my mosses..I have a book and I am going to get some photos together..it is tough..but living here with a pond and woods makes it easy to see moss…great mossy minds think alike?…Michelle
I have never had such a good year for mosses as the one when I started putting together the ID project, but I still live in hope of finding something I haven’t seen before.
I too have a book, but it’s VERY difficult to identify mosses form pictures, isn’t it?