Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mill Lane stream, Llanrhidian

Chiloscyphus polyanthos (St Winifrid's Moss)
frequent in stream along with
Ranunculus penicillatus subsp. penicillatus (Stream Water-crowfoot)

Melin Mynach epiphytes

Orthotrichum affine (Wood Bristle-moss)
Orthotrichum pulchellum (Elegant Bristle-moss) 
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss)
Orthotrichum diaphanum (White-tipped Bristle-moss)
Radula complanata (Even Scalewort)

Ffoslas (cont.)

Didymodon insulanus (Cylindric Beard-moss)
Barbula convoluta var. sardoa (Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss)
Pellia sp.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Ffoslas

Platyhypnidium riparioides (Long-beaked Water Feather-moss)
present in small stream
Aneura pinguis (Greasewort)
Dicranella varia (Variable Forklet-moss)
lf on base-rich flushed slopes
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
dominant over large areas
Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
capsules lf

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Underhill Cottage

Thick-leaved Stubble-moss (Weissia controversa var. densifolia) was noted growing In a big mass at the run-off point on the zinc roofing sheet to the side of the cottage. The cottage roof itself supports a very healthy colony of what looks like Intermediate Screw-moss (Syntrichia montana), though could not reach to make id 100%.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Oxwich NNR

Ulota crispa (Crisped Pincushion)
cf Barbula convoluta var. convoluta (Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss)
on sand
Ceratodon purpureum (Redshank) and Bryum sp.
on sand
Bryum sp. on sand
Bryum sp. on sand

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Bryn, NPT


Solenostoma gracillimum (Crenulated Flapwort)
with sparse heath vegetation on thin mineral soil
Metzgeria consanguinea (Whiskered Veilwort) &
Cololejeunea minutissima (Minute Pouncewort) [tiny alternate leaves]
on larch