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moss in pot
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:22 pm
by IL-PINE
trying to propagate Selaginella and Adiantum. Managed Adiantum from spores. Now some moss proliferating well - these are some mosses growing for Valerandi :p
Sorry but that was the best resolution I could do!
Thanks
No idea what they are!
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:29 pm
by IL-PINE
fern ,mosses
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:07 pm
by MWP admin
Would be appreciated if different kind of moss species will be posted in different posts - it keeps things more orgaised and easy to follow.
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:22 pm
by MWP admin
Moss 3 - Bryum sp.
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:10 pm
by IL-PINE
ok boss! will do that next time. they are all in the same pot
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:16 pm
by MWP admin
Naf, difficli kultant dawn il-mosses. go pulzier jista jkun hemm xi 4 speci!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:37 pm
by valerandi
Although moss 3 (also next to moss 2) could be a Bryum, (a microscopical photo of the leaf sells would confirm), I would bet that its a member of the Funariaceae...an Entosthodon sp. or Funaria hygrometrica. They love high nutrients, grow with potted plants and look exactly like that. Without a sporophyte it would be practically impossible to say which species.
Moss 2 and 4 need a microscopical photograph to get any idea of even which family they belong to.
There is also what appears to be Fissidens sp. between moss 3.
A very interesting pot. A perfect miniature moss garden in a pot which are prized by the Japanese.
regards
Stephan
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:36 pm
by IL-PINE
Thanks Stephan!
These mosses were started when i brought a piece of moss from a valley (unfortunately I don't remember from where). In a few months they colonised almost the whole pot, and new mosses appeared.
Hopefully will give pieces to MWP so he can photograph them with a microscope if he wishes.
Cheers
Owen