Monday, 27 February 2017

Ulota calvescens near Monmouth


I stopped briefly at Dixton Embankment LNR on my way back from the school run and spotted a single tuft of Ulota calvescens.  This is, at long last, the first record of this spreading species for VC35.  Perhaps surprisingly, it was less than 50m from the eastern boundary of Monmouthshire, despite U. calvescens being a hyperoceanic moss.
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  1. GMT28 February 2017 at 09:28

    Great stuff. Is it on willow?

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  2. sambbryo28 February 2017 at 10:43

    Hawthorn, along with copious Orthotrichum pulchellum

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  3. Barry Stewart28 February 2017 at 13:10

    Since it's discovery in Glamorgan in March 2015, it has now been found in eight tetrads, though only one site is in the east the county.

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  4. GMT28 February 2017 at 16:50

    Thanks Sam, I should probably have recognised the twigs!

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