tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post1559751290371329098..comments2023-09-27T16:38:49.018+01:00Comments on South Wales Bryophytes: North of PontardaweBarry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-35621657783306544902016-11-10T21:53:54.747+00:002016-11-10T21:53:54.747+00:00Ditto - It was a bit drippy under there that day t...Ditto - It was a bit drippy under there that day to notice the leaves. Re Oxystegus vs Tortilla it may be worth a review of records away from the Limestone areas, though I don't anticipate there has been any major confusion as well-grown Oxystegus is fairly straight forward.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-14044426336261583422016-11-10T21:24:26.490+00:002016-11-10T21:24:26.490+00:00I do remember the Tetrodontium Sam, but only the c...I do remember the Tetrodontium Sam, but only the capsules :-)GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-14380794412545724782016-11-10T19:30:59.844+00:002016-11-10T19:30:59.844+00:00Oxystegus vs Tortella is troublesome - I am sure t...Oxystegus vs Tortella is troublesome - I am sure that several records of the latter from Carms rivers/ravines are wrong.<br /><br />I showed you all Tetrodontium by the Mellte, but I guess there was a lot else to see that day 😄sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-40520332770175530902016-11-10T19:14:21.899+00:002016-11-10T19:14:21.899+00:00Some great records for NPT there Barry, particular...Some great records for NPT there Barry, particularly Tetradontium.Charles Hipkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830879011782542534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-22253826795263711642016-11-09T20:22:17.305+00:002016-11-09T20:22:17.305+00:00Great record of Tetrodontium, and useful to see a ...Great record of Tetrodontium, and useful to see a field photo of the protonemal leaves to help us know what to look for.<br /><br />Also useful to know that O. tenuirostre can look more like Tortella than I realised.GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-23352907182738602012016-11-09T10:43:41.809+00:002016-11-09T10:43:41.809+00:00Just looked at images on the Swiss Bryophyte site ...Just looked at images on the Swiss Bryophyte site and I can see you're right about the Oxystegus. I did actually use the key to genus in Smith, so that's where it went wrong - thanks for the correction.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-3415555611676629742016-11-09T10:33:10.756+00:002016-11-09T10:33:10.756+00:00Excellent thanks for that Sam. I knew it was somet...Excellent thanks for that Sam. I knew it was something different, but was struggling without capsules - now i know it when it's not fruiting it will be interesting to see if it turns up elsewhere... <br />I'm not sure about the Oxystegus. The leaves have a very clean V transition between the larger, hyaline basal cells and the smaller cells in the green part of the lamina. Also the margins are entire, not irregular like tenuirostre tends to be. I was surprised to find tortuosa in what was essentially a very acid site, which is why I posted the pic for interest. I've got some microscope pics which I'll add to the bottom of the post...Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-40481839052231330332016-11-09T07:36:55.685+00:002016-11-09T07:36:55.685+00:00You've got nice photos of Tetrodontium there😀...You've got nice photos of Tetrodontium there😀. I think the Tortella is actually Oxystegus.sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.com