tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post6370734931447595905..comments2023-09-27T16:38:49.018+01:00Comments on South Wales Bryophytes: Stumped on the hard shoulderBarry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-51219176376863667932018-01-21T09:43:54.564+00:002018-01-21T09:43:54.564+00:00Well done Barry. I believe that Tom Blockeel, Davi...Well done Barry. I believe that Tom Blockeel, David Holyoak and Jan Kucera have discussed Didymodon australasiae as a separate British species; it's mentioned in the Atlas too. I suggest you email Tom for his thoughts on the subject. Your plant seems to match the description very well, and is totally different to the D. umbrosus I have seen a few times on damp walls in south Wales. I wondered whether my VC35 roadside Didymodon (click umbrosus in the labels) might also be D australasiae, but the photos suggest not.sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-47288301862454372102018-01-20T14:20:53.748+00:002018-01-20T14:20:53.748+00:00If it wasn't for the fact that typical tophace...If it wasn't for the fact that typical tophaceus was present alongside, I may have recorded it as such, but there was definitely something different about it in the field that called out for closer scrutiny.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-57702771852461081342018-01-20T14:17:00.307+00:002018-01-20T14:17:00.307+00:00The leaves hardly change shape upon drying, which ...The leaves hardly change shape upon drying, which would rule out TcBarry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-11707587499473626852018-01-19T10:26:41.443+00:002018-01-19T10:26:41.443+00:00My first thought was Didymodon tophaceus - it look...My first thought was Didymodon tophaceus - it looks very similar to some I saw on the VC35 seawall. However, the hyaline base and resemblance to T. crispulum brings D umbrosus into the reckoning... I don't think it's that species, but it might be worth cutting some leaf cross-sections to see if the margin is bistratose.sambbryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371859974181157877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-26575168516251355162018-01-19T08:49:24.453+00:002018-01-19T08:49:24.453+00:00Some of the leaves from the side look a bit Tricho...Some of the leaves from the side look a bit Trichostomum crispulum like. Could this be a possibility?pabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277161434899637390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-60160651988382775362018-01-17T22:55:33.435+00:002018-01-17T22:55:33.435+00:00Reflecting on it now, it looks like Didymodon toph...Reflecting on it now, it looks like Didymodon tophaceus, but not typical in several ways. I'd still welcome any thoughts.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.com