Note the leaf edge is curled up in the lower image making the vitta appear closer to the margin than it actually is.
Friday 6 March 2015
Ulota calvescens in Glanymor Park, Loughor
Two tufts found in a 20 minute search, one on Salix cf. x fragilis, another on Populus alba. I only had my phone so the shots are pretty hopeless, but they still convey the general impression of sparsely hairy calyptrae and longish setae. Even though the capsules were unripe and presumably the setae not fully elongated, this feature immediately caught the eye. The presence of a vitta seems to nail the id.
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Looks pretty good to me. Back to the woods then!
ReplyDeleteWell done Barry - that was impressively quick!!!
ReplyDeleteWish I'd been this lucky with the cruet mosses ... Still looking!
ReplyDeleteProbable Ulota calvescens on Salix in Pentrclwydau forestry (NPT) today - at least they look like the Loughor plants. Sporophytes quite young like Barry's, reasonably tall, calyptra with sparse hairs and obvious vita of elongated cells. Hope to post photos later.
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