Plagiomnium rostratum
Long beaked thyme moss
Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. A delicate round leafed moss found in damp, shady places growing over other mosses and stone. Uncommon in Redmire.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. Leaf showing nerve and cells. Collected from railway bridge stone. Hargill, Redmire. January.
Slide 2: Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. Leaves and shoots. Collected from railway bridge stone. Hargill, Redmire. January.
Slide 3: Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. Leaves and shoots, growing with Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme. Collected from railway bridge stone. Hargill, Redmire. January.
Slide 4: Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. Leaves and shoots, growing with Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme. Railway bridge stone. Hargill, Redmire. January.
Slide 5: Plagiomnium rostratum, Long beaked thyme moss. Habitat in deep shade, growing with Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme. Railway bridge stone. Hargill, Redmire. January.