Orthotrichum sp.

A bristle moss at Cotter River, ACT

Orthotrichum sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 13 May 2016
Orthotrichum sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 13 May 2016
Orthotrichum sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 13 May 2016
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Orthotrichum sp. 27 May 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 19 May 2016 KenT

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Heino wrote:
   20 May 2016
I'm told this moss is in the family Orthotrichaceae and with a good chance of it being a species of Orthotrichum. In the drawn-back photo you see some brownish stems & leaves of a liverwort in the genus Frullania growing over a white crustose lichen. On the left of the moss clump there's a lot more Frullania, but a bit more cryptic on the dark substrate.

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