Stat' | Notes | Thumbnails: 67. 16 native species listed, with 11 from Ellura |
Plants (Plantae) - Mosses & Liverworts (Bryophyta) - Mosses (Bryopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts | |||||||
Mosses Bartramiales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Moss Bartramiaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Starry Lime Moss Breutelia affinis | Na a | ||||
Mosses Bryales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Moss Bryaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Clear Green Moss Rosulabryum billardieri | Na e m a | A spore capsule is called a "Sporangium", plural is "Sporangia" | |||
Mosses Dicranales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Moss Dicranaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Blunt-sporangium Moss Dicranaceae sp ES01 iNaturalist | Na a | Thank you Andrew Thornhill for identifying this species for us We originally thought this was a type of Grimmia sp | |||
Cord Mosses Funariales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Cord Moss Funariaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Slender Dunking Ducks Entosthodon subnudus var gracilis iNaturalist | Na e m | Similar Species: Onion Moss (Gigaspermum repens) Thank you János Vörösbaranyi for identifying this species for us ~1mm wide at the base. We originally thought these were the same as Onion Moss (Gigaspermum repens). But that species doesn't have the sporangia on stalks, which are clearly seen here. Looking at great lengths one can see the leaves are very slightly different. | |||
Stalkless Mosses Gigaspermales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Stalkless Moss Gigaspermaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Onion Moss Gigaspermum repens iNaturalist | Na e m | Similar Species: Slender Dunking Ducks (Entosthodon subnudus var gracilis) Thank you Alan Dandie for identifying this species for us ~1mm wide at the base. These do not have their sporagia on a stalk, very unique. | |||
Dense Leaved Mosses Grimmiales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Rock Moss Grimmiaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Grassy Knoll Moss Grimmia pulvinata iNaturalist | Na e m a |
Thank you Alan Dandie for identifying and Andrew Thornhill for confirming the id of this species for us Alan said "Capsules inverted amongst the leaves" | |||
Mosses Hypnales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Moss Hypnaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Fern Moss Hypnum cupress ssp cupress | Na a | ||||
Mosses Pottiales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Moss Pottiaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Reddish-leaved Moss Syntrichia antarctica iNaturalist | Na e m | Thank you Alan Dandie
for identifying and Andrew Thornhill for confirming the id of this species for us Alan said "From Mosses of Dry Forests, by Read and Slattery, 'robust, strap-shaped leaves have a rounded tip with a long, whitish toothed hairpoint.....the nerve is usually a distinct reddish brown. The long cylindrical capsules sit erect on reddish stalks. The lid is long and conical...' Matches your observation to a T." |
Plants (Plantae) - Mosses & Liverworts (Bryophyta) - Juniper Mosses (Polytrichopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts | ||||||
Mosses Polytrichales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Moss Polytrichaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Juniper Moss Polytrichum juniperinum | Na a |
Plants (Plantae) - Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) - Leafy Liverworts (Jungermanniopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts | |||||||
Leafy Liverworts Fossombroniales (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Leafy Liverwort Fossombroniaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Leafy Liverwort Fossombronia pusilla | Na e m a | ||||
Leafy Liverworts Jungermanniales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Leafy Liverwort Lophocoleaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Flat Fern Liverwort Chiloscyphus semiteres | Na a |
Thank you Michal Dutkiewicz for identifying this species for us |
Plants (Plantae) - Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) - Liverworts (Marchantiopsida) - Mosses & Liverworts | |||||||
Crescent Liverworts Lunulariales (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Crescent Liverwort Lunulariaceae (1 species 0 from Ellura) | Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata iNaturalist | If a | Thank you Dr Guido Brusa for confirming the id of this species for us The Gemma here look like spores capsules in other life forms, with the cups looking like fruiting bodies. However, the Gemma are actually parts of the plant that disperse (similarly to seed & spores) and take root. Instead of being wind blown, these are dispersed by raindrops hitting the cup. The big difference is these are not produce sexually, but more a broken off part of the plant. Thinking of it as a plant that has suckered from roots. The new plant becomes independant of the original, but is a clone of the original. | |||
Liverworts Marchantiales (5 species 5 from Ellura) | Liverwort Aytoniaceae (1 species 1 from Ellura) | Warty Liverwort Asterella drummondii iNaturalist | Na e m a | Thank you Alan Dandie
& Tony and Jenny Dominelli for identifying this species for us We've recognised them from the Adelaide Hills with the caps on stalks shown here. But then we found them at Ellura with little balls on the "leaves" and thought they were Riccia limbata. But Riccia doesn't have fruit like this. | |||
Liverworts Marchantiales (5 species 5 from Ellura) | Liverwort Ricciaceae (4 species 4 from Ellura) | Rusty-based Crystalwort Riccia inflexa iNaturalist | Na e m | Thank you Em Lamond & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us | |||
Liverworts Marchantiales (5 species 5 from Ellura) | Liverwort Ricciaceae (4 species 4 from Ellura) | Thallose Crystalwort Riccia lamellosa iNaturalist | Na e m |
Thank you Em Lamond & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us Notice how much larger this one is (on the right of the comparison shot) compared to Spongy Crystalwort (Riccia spongiosula) | |||
Liverworts Marchantiales (5 species 5 from Ellura) | Liverwort Ricciaceae (4 species 4 from Ellura) | Black-edged Crystalwort Riccia limbata iNaturalist | Na e m |
Thank you Jon Sago (crm114) & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us | |||
Liverworts Marchantiales (5 species 5 from Ellura) | Liverwort Ricciaceae (4 species 4 from Ellura) | Spongy Crystalwort Riccia spongiosula iNaturalist | Na e m | Thank you Em Lamond & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us |
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