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vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 4, 2013 7:21 PM Post #9439055
| I have tried to look up various sites for the id of this moss. Could be Bryum, Tortula?
Thanks.
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RosinaBloom
Waihi
New Zealand
March 4, 2013 7:30 PM Post #9439064
| Very exciting...like dripping caramel!
But I don't know what it is. |
vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 4, 2013 7:33 PM Post #9439067
| I have lots of unusual, rare and exotic stuff. I haven't shared with anyone yet.
Thanks for your interest. I dedicate the rest of my life to botanical photography! |
altagardener
Calgary, AB (Zone 3b)
March 4, 2013 8:48 PM Post #9439118
| Perhaps Funaria hygrometrica... very common and widespread. Capsules are bright yellow when aged. Stalks are sinuous as in your photo.
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vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 4, 2013 9:01 PM Post #9439126
| I'm leaning toward Bryum capillare but I am not sure. |
altagardener
Calgary, AB (Zone 3b)
March 4, 2013 9:18 PM Post #9439136
| Looks likely... you could try grinding through the descriptions to see if the details fit? |
GardenGuyKin
Portland, OR (Zone 8a)
March 4, 2013 9:20 PM Post #9439137
| Another possibility is
ceratodon purpureus
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vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 4, 2013 9:40 PM Post #9439143
| They do look similar. Mosses, ferns, grasses (including bamboos) are tough to id without the flowers.
http://www.microview.org.uk/millennium/pages/bryum_capillare...
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KayJones
Panama City Beach, FL (Zone 8b)
March 5, 2013 4:55 AM Post #9439254
| Yes, it excites me and I'd love to trade for a start! Dmail me if you want to trade. |
altagardener
Calgary, AB (Zone 3b)
March 5, 2013 5:18 AM Post #9439273
| vngarden wrote:They do look similar. Mosses, ferns, grasses (including bamboos) are tough to id without the flowers.
http://www.microview.org.uk/millennium/pages/bryum_capillare...
This message was edited Mar 4, 2013 9:44 PM
You do have "the flowers" there. ;-)
To distinguish mosses, you pretty much need to examine the details of the capsule and other parts with a hand lens, while comparing to a key.
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vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2013 6:41 AM Post #9439355
| KayJones wrote:Yes, it excites me and I'd love to trade for a start! Dmail me if you want to trade.
What is there to trade? It is a moss. I don't know how it is in Florida but with the rainy and showery wheather in Seattle just makes it an ideal environment to grow. It grows onto my retaining walls. If you have some rocks, or walls, some mosses should be able to grow there. |
vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2013 6:44 AM Post #9439356
| altagardener wrote:
You do have "the flowers" there. ;-)
To distinguish mosses, you pretty much need to examine the details of the capsule and other parts with a hand lens, while comparing to a key.
I was meant to say the flowers are inconspicuous or insignificant. |
chedderpink
Anacortes, WA
March 5, 2013 12:19 PM Post #9439709
| Looking through Pojars "Plants of the PNW", True Moss section, the afore mentioned ceratodon purpureus - Fire Moss looks very promising. Mnium spinulosum - Menzies' red-mouthed mnium. looks like it may also bear checking out. barb |
KayJones
Panama City Beach, FL (Zone 8b)
March 5, 2013 1:15 PM Post #9439770
| This site says it grows in all states and countries - I have never seen it here in Florida, however.
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/bryophyte/cerpur/a... |
vngarden
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2013 1:26 PM Post #9439788
| It is sunless in Seattle-very conducive for mosses to grow here.
I think Fire moss, Ceraton purpureus is a better fit.
Thanks to everyone. |
