oakapples: Continuing with these week’s bryophyte (s.l.!) theme, here are some fun British acr
oakapples: Continuing with these week’s bryophyte (s.l.!) theme, here are some fun British acrocarpous mosses. (Acrocarps are erect species in which the female sex organs, the archegonia, are terminal rather than on lateral branches.) The British Isles might be somewhat lacking in interest when it comes to higher plants, but thanks to our plentiful supply of Atlantic rainwater, our bryoflora is really quite rich- over half of Europe’s species occur here. From top: Apple-moss; Cow-horn Bog-moss; Dotted Thyme-moss; Drumsticks; Pale Thread-moss; Helmet-moss; Dusky Fork-moss; Gouty-moss; Hood-leaved Screw-moss; and Silver-moss. -- source link