Andrew's Moss Site

The main part of this site is a collection of photographs of mosses. There are about 200 moss photos, and more are being added all the time.

In addition to the photographs, there is a key for identifying mosses, originally based on the field key by Watson (see Acknowlegements) but altered. Note this key is only valid for north-west Europe.

Photographs of mosses (Close-ups) Text index Thumbnail index Photographs of mosses - Mossy landscapes Key to identifying mosses Overview Key to groups Acknowledgements Links Multilingual Bryological Glossary

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Pleurozium schreberi

Two rare species

Scorpidium cossonii	Hamatocaulis vernicosus
These two species are found in 2 adjacent nature reserves in the Binnenveld region of the Netherlands (near Bennekom).  Hamatocauis vernicosus is only found in two places in the country, including this one. The find made the regional and national press. They can be distinguished by the hyalodermis cells on the outside of the stem (see left photomicrograph). The micrographs are by Gerrit Bax.

Bennekomse Hooilanden Gelderland, the Netherlands. Location

Riccia canaliculata	Pleuridium subulatum		Riccardia chamedryfolia

Specifications

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