I guess it's now time to start looking for this species down here, as well as those other Orthotrichum species which can only be confidently identified in the spring.
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| Orthotrichum cupulatum |
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| Orthotrichum cupulatum capsule |
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Orthotrichum cupulatum (in North Wales)
A meeting in Bangor only left me with a few spare minutes to poke around for bryophytes, so I was pleased to encounter Orthotrichum cupulatum for the first time. It was growing on a wall top near the pier, alongside O. anomalum - and looking strikingly different from it with the much shorter setae. Shame I didn't have a camera as it would have made for a nice comparison of the two species.
I guess it's now time to start looking for this species down here, as well as those other Orthotrichum species which can only be confidently identified in the spring.
I guess it's now time to start looking for this species down here, as well as those other Orthotrichum species which can only be confidently identified in the spring.
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With just 13 tetrads logged for Glam on my system, there's definitely scope for improvement with this one.
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