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October 26, 2007 : Unidentified Moss
Keywords: Bryopsida | Skagit Valley Provincial Park
Apparently, identifying the species of moss residing on top of a rock in the middle of a river is quite difficult. I put in a call to one of the local moss experts explaining my photograph, naively thinking that there can't be that many species of mosses living on stream-rocks. It turns out that there can be that many. Similar to terrestrial species of moss, a good macro photograph with fruiting structures (or even better, a specimen in hand) is required to take a stab at identification.
This photograph was taken in-camera and processed a bit less than I normally do. The effect of the water is due to a specialized glass filter and long exposure.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at October 26, 2007 7:14 AM
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Posted by: kelly at October 26, 2007 8:05 AM
Thanks, Daniel. Don't you just love the amazing varieties of the mosses and fungi and even apples and berries... gosh, the list goes on and on, doesn't it?
The internet is teaching people so many things about our wonderful world, and you are one of the best teachers. The things I have learned, amaze me, and I have encouraged other people in my group of internet friends to sign up in your website. Then we chat about the daily offering you give us, and that even adds to the enjoyment of learning.
Sue
Posted by: Sue at October 26, 2007 8:24 AM
Although not even in the same league as Daniel as a botanist/taxonomist; I went through the same experience with the mosses in the woods behind my house. After several books, google images, etc, I finally gave up and decided to just enjoy their variety!
Posted by: bev at October 26, 2007 8:47 AM
If that rock were just a little rounder, with the look of the water it would appear even more like a tiny planet (like the microcosm it is?) in the swirl of an astral aurora!
Posted by: Andrea at October 26, 2007 8:55 AM
daniel would any of the works of
robert muma help you
world of mosses web page perhaps
i live florida stand still and
the spanish moss grows all over
a person the picture is nice
a rolling stone gathers no moss
not this one it would seem
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at October 26, 2007 10:38 AM
Andrea - next time I go, I'll have to look for a round rock! Thank you all.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at October 26, 2007 1:07 PM
I agree with Bev - lovely photograph.
Posted by: Carole at October 26, 2007 3:00 PM
We may not know the moss, but I love your photograph of it. The way the water swirls and mists around the rock really makes the picture.
Posted by: Bobbie at October 26, 2007 5:58 PM
I used to live in a Bay Laurel forest near the Pacific Ocean. I moved there in the fall, when there had been no rain for several months. The moss on the trees was barely a thin fur, grayish-green; it looked a little like this photo. Then the rains came. The fur turned bright green, then nearly florescent as it grew and grew into inches-long fern-like plants, covering nearly every surface!
Posted by: Peggy at October 27, 2007 4:06 PM
Another learning experience. I really look forward to each day. I share so much with other Master Gardener friends,
Thank you,
Margaret-rae
Posted by: Margaret-Rae Davis at October 27, 2007 5:42 PM
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