Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA
Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA |
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The
Pacific Northwest of America is famed for its forests. The Olympic
National Park is on the West coast of Washington State, west of
Seattle. (Location).The
rainfall
is
high
(3.5
m
per
year
in some parts), the
climate is mild (at lower elevations) and there are large areas of
relatively undistrubed forest. Ideal conditions for moss! In the centre
of the region, the Hoh river runs, and bordering it are some trails
through a spectacular landscape of enormous trees (up to 100m high)
dripping with epiphytic mosses and clubmosses. Identitification of several the species on this page is pending. Most of the images can be clicked to enlarge them. |
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| Racomitrium heterostichum | Hair
point, showing small spines (x 150) |
'Crinkle-cut'
cells
typical
of the genus (x600) |
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| Amblystegiuim
serpens |
? |
Clubmoss
(actually more of a fern than a moss)Dicranum |
Hypnum
cupressiforme |
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| Sphagnum |
Thuidiuim tamariscinum | Thuidium
tamariscinum
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Rhytidiadelphus
loreus |
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| Rhodobryum |
Climacium |
Plagiothecium |
Mnium
marginatum? |
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| Ranunculus
(probably penicillatus)
in
stream,
with
Fontinalis |
Fontinalis
in stream |
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