Funaria hygrometrica
Moss at Bruce, ACT
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| Funaria hygrometrica | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2014 | |
| Funaria hygrometrica | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2014 | |
| Funaria hygrometrica | Heino | 22 Oct 2014 | |
| Unverified | galah681 | 28 Sep 2014 |
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The moss was just one clump, but not sure if that consists of many separate entities. Also, I am not sure if a moss flowers, but there were many pod-like structures on stalks!
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22 Oct 2014
Funaria hygrometrica is found worldwide and is common in burnt areas, though not confined to such sites. Notice the fragments of charred wood in the photos. In this case there are numerous individual plants, each consisting of a short stalk with leaves. The photographer is right to doubt whether this photo shows flowers, for mosses don't have flowers. The pods atop the stalks are the spore capsules. At one end the spore capsule is attached to a supporting stalk and at the other there is a small mouth through which the spores are released. In both photos you see mostly golden brown spore capsules but there are some that are green. What happens is that the stalks are produced with immature spore capsules atop them, the immature capsules being green and thin. With time they mature and, in doing so, increase in size and turn brown. If you want to find out more about mosses and related plants try the botanic gardens bryophyte website (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/bryophyte/index.html).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.095185-35.261063
- Altitude 642.5m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2014 11:20 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Funaria hygrometrica Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes
Species information
- Funaria hygrometrica Scientific name
- Moss Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1232.98m Recorded at altitude
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