Didymodon insulanus

Cylindric Beard-moss

Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-moss. One of a group of very similar mosses. Bright green and, around Redmire, found on cinder tracks and bankings, but not over stones.


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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Old railway
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
High Green
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Damp leaves
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Leaves
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Dry leaves
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Capsules
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Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss
Capsule

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Bright green on old railway trackbed. November.


Slide 2: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Cinder banking, track off High Green, Redmire village. December.


Slide 3: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Leaves when wet. Collected from High Green, Redmire. December.


Slide 4: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Leaves. Collected from disused railway, Redmire. November.


Slide 5: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Leaves when dry, showing spiralling. Collected from High Green, Redmire. December.


Slide 6: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Capsules. Collected from disused railway, Redmire. November.


Slide 7: Didymodon insulanus, Cylindric Beard-mosss. Capsule. Collected from disused railway, Redmire. November.