Campylopus introflexus
Aranda, ACT
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| Campylopus introflexus | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Mar 2023 | |
| Campylopus introflexus | lbradley | 24 Mar 2023 |
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4 comments
24 Mar 2023
This is a moss. According to the ANBG and other sources, mosses are plants. However, lichen are not. You have grouped mosses, lichens, liverworts, etc together. I’m confused by this. I’m only recording plants. And I’m keeping my beautiful moss because ANBG says it’s a plant. But I won’t record lichen even though you have them in the same group.
25 Mar 2023
Thanks Lisa we have grouped them together as many reporters would be unsure the difference between all three, when determining a category to place their sighting in, but there is a subcategory that does differentiate lichens separately from moses and liverworts
25 Mar 2023
I would also add that mosses tend to be covered by a different group of experts. Most plant folk are only interested in vascular plants, while those interested bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, hornworts etc) are a different group. Including them with lichens doesn’t really make sense taxonomically, but it does seperate them from vascular plants which makes it easier for mods. If you think about it “plants” are a whole kingdom worth of organisms so there is a whole lot of diversity and plenty of room for specialists!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.079969-35.266230
- Altitude 659.5m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 24 Mar 2023 06:32 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
Collections
- Aranda plants collection lbradley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Campylopus introflexus Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes
Species information
- Campylopus introflexus Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 699m Recorded at altitude
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