tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post6910009473373670337..comments2023-09-27T16:38:49.018+01:00Comments on South Wales Bryophytes: Didymodon sinuosus odditiesBarry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-62813792643859041302017-01-29T14:57:45.864+00:002017-01-29T14:57:45.864+00:00Thanks very much Graham - I'm in touch with Da...Thanks very much Graham - I'm in touch with David Holyoak re Cornish bryo records so I'll send him my photos and see what he thinks.GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-22861479267752836922017-01-28T22:47:01.862+00:002017-01-28T22:47:01.862+00:00In the Bryophytes of Cornwall, Holyoak makes menti...In the Bryophytes of Cornwall, Holyoak makes mention of a specimen with foliar gemmaeGSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495904672714867028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-54505528942621435242017-01-27T22:50:42.223+00:002017-01-27T22:50:42.223+00:00That's an interesting thought Charles, but wha...That's an interesting thought Charles, but what's not shown in my poor photos is that some of the leaf tips are missing and the leaves have the wavy, notched margins typical of sinuosus. In all other respects they look typical sinuosus. But those gemmae really are weird!GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-91530741163269667202017-01-27T21:58:15.780+00:002017-01-27T21:58:15.780+00:00I've never seen gemmae on the leaves of D. sin...I've never seen gemmae on the leaves of D. sinuosus. Also, gemmae in Didymodon are usually spherical or elliptical aren't they? All the populations of D. sinuosus I've seen have at least some plants with leaf tips missing - deciduous leaf tips are an important means of propagation for this species which in the UK is entirely composed of female plants. Could your plants be Orthotrichum lyellii which does sometimes (albeit rarely) grow on rock?Charles Hipkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830879011782542534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572836115424987671.post-66707539558442818642017-01-27T21:01:23.455+00:002017-01-27T21:01:23.455+00:00Never seen anything remotely resembling your gemmi...Never seen anything remotely resembling your gemmiferous plants - quite extraordinary! Not sure about your shiny plants? I thought I'd reached a level of familiarity with our Didymodon spp., but all of these weird forms are dampening my confidence.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.com