Moon-leaved pincerwort (Cephalozia lunulifola) is a common leafy liverwort that is found on well-decayed logs in the forest. It is a tiny plant that is about 1 mm wide that appears as green fuzz on well-decayed wood often near the … Continue reading →
Sack Starwort (Asterella saccata) Fragrant Macewort (Mannia fragrans) This post was originally published in April 2019. At the time, I identified the specimen as Mannia fragrans based on the information I had available at the time. Recently, an Italian bryoplogist, Guido … Continue reading →
Steppe mouse-moss or coscinodon moss (Coscinodon calyptratus) is a widespread and common moss on rocks in dry open grasslands in the Kamloops area as well as dry hot habitats in the Southern Interior. It is absent on the coast and … Continue reading →
Tufted thread moss (Bryum caespiticeum) is one of the most common mosses in BC. It is very common on disturbed soil where it produces small to large colonies of small shoots less than a centimeter tall surrounded by a clump … Continue reading →
Hatcher’s leafy wort (Barbilophozia hatcheri) is a common leafy liverwort in British Columbia. It is similar to common leafy liverwort (Barbilophozia lycopodioides) and both are often found growing together. Both species have large four-lobed leaves arranged in two rows along … Continue reading →
Finger-leaf liverwort is a very unusual looking liverwort. Most liverworts either consist of a thallus, a flat green layer of tissue that lacks stems and leaves, or leafy liverworts, in which the single leaves, usually entire or with lobed margins, … Continue reading →
Common leafy liverwort is a large common liverwort found in higher elevation forests. It frequently occurs on a variety of substrates including coarse woody debris, the base of trees, and shaded rocks and boulders. Like most leafy liverworts, the leaves … Continue reading →
Aristida purpurea is an uncommon grass in the Kamloops area. It is much more common in the south Okanagan but you do occasionally come across it in our area. It grows on coarse-textured or rocky soils often on steep slopes … Continue reading →
On a recent trip to Penticton to meet up with a group of people interested in mosses and liverworts, I came across Hedwigia ciliata growing on a rock outcrop south of Penticton. Although it is not rare, it is an … Continue reading →
Aulacomnium palustre On a walk along the ski trails at Stake Lake just after much of the snow had melted I was looking for things to photograph. In a moist forested area next to the trail I came upon a … Continue reading →
Ceratodon purpureus is one of the most widespread and common species in the world. Almost anywhere there is some kind of soil disturbance, you will find Ceratodon. Hence, that is why I don’t like the common name as it implies it is … Continue reading →
On a recent hike along the lower Stein River, I came across a small thallus liverwort growing in a crevice on a rock face. It is named Asterella gracilis. Instead of stems and leaves like those of mosses, the plant … Continue reading →
