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A close view of this aquatic moss shows late winter leaves that are somewhat damaged and stripped, but the soft texture and complete absence of a keel can be seen. This distinguishes F. hypnoides from other Californian Fontinalls species. Specimen from Clear Lake, California, March 29th 2012, photographed in a bowl at home. Image I12-0557.
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This small moss with long, bright green capsules is rare in California and was photographed here on soil near a trail in Middletown Trailside County Park, (Lake County, California). The associated brownish moss with hyaline points on the leaves is Pleuridium. March 29th 2012, Image I12-0056.
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This was one of three Syntrichia species collected by Brent Mishler from near Highway 20 in Lake County and photographed by me soon after its collection. March 30th 2012, image I12-0217
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Catacol, Arran Scotland. NR915495
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Photographed on shady rock in Clear Lake State Park, Lake County, California, March 29th 2012. Image I12-0111
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Sporophytes
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This moss is seen in its dry condition here on a wall in the open near the entrance to Clear Lake State Park (Lake County, California) on March 29th 2012. Image I12-0089.
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This small moss was photographed in situ on a drying mud bank along a track running south from Highway 20 near the place where the highway crosses the north fork of Cache Creek, Lake County, California, on March 30th 2012. Thanks to David Toren for the identification. Note that a plant of Syntrichia sp?. can be seen at the right hand edge above the middle. Bryum argenteum, Aloina and two other acrocarps were within inches, and Tortula atrovirens was close by. Image I12-0211.
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Sabah, Malaysia
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Photographed in the field at Flying M Ranch, in the eastern Central Valley, Merced County, California, April 6th 2002. On a vertical shaded N-facing semi-overhanging rock face above a stream in otherwise open country; near Adiantum capillus-veneris. Scanned slide 044-721
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Tiny mosses are always a kind of hard for me to identify - many of them are pretty similar and I'm not really willing to spend hours examining cells structure to find out, which species I'm dealing with. But in this case, it was quite easy because of distinctive capsules.You can figure out how small is it keeping in mind that "boulders" in this photo are grains of sand on a surface of concrete block.
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Seen here in dry condition on a tree near the edge of a wood, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, October 27th 2009. Image I09-4843.
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Skovgårde ca. 3 km V.f. Fjellerup, Norddjursland, Danmark
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Hobro Skov, Jylland, Danmark
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Hallund Kirke, Vendsyssel, Danmark
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Grønne Strand, Hanherred, Jylland, Danmark
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Syöte nationalpark, Finland
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Rebild Bakker, Jylland, Danmark
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Rebild Bakker, Jylland, Danmark
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Daugbjerg kalkgruber, Jylland, Danmark
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Kittilä, Finnish Lapland
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Pudasjärvi, Finland
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Gravlev Kær, Himmerland, Danmark
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Vimpeli, Perho - Finland