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Black - Bio Blitz 2015 not photographed |
Blue - Bio Blitz 2015 photographed |
Red - photographed & identified by Volunteers |
Green - from NatureSpot |
All pictures are taken on the reserve. |
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Mosses and Liverworts
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Mosses evolved from liverworts. A patch of moss is made of many tiny moss plants packed together so that they can hold water for as long as possible and hey do not have roots.They do not make seeds or have fruit. Moss waits until there is lots of food and enough water. Then it produces spores that leave the parent plant and float away. The spores are like dust. |
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Rough-stalked Feather-moss - Brachythecium rutabulum John F 1st December 2020 One of the UK's commonest mosses, forming loose medium–sized and occasionally large patches of growth found in varying locations including bogs, lawns, woodlands and cliffs. Ascending or erect branches, with spreading leaves with fine toothed margins that are egg–shaped with a roughened setae. Stem and branch leaves are similar in shape, the larger ones reaching 2–3mm (0.08–0.12in), often narrowing to an acute tip. This species most closely resembles B. rivulare and intermediate forms may occur. |
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Wood Bristle-moss - Orthotrichum affine John F 1st December 2020 Bristle mosses favour damp conditions, but grow across the UK. Trees on woodland edges in parts of Wales, western England or southern Scotland, may host seven or eight species. |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |