One of the most attractive leafy liverworts is a fairly common species named jagged notchwort (Lophozia incisa). It frequently occurs on decayed logs in sheltered microsites in forests at high elevations or in climatically wetter areas near the coast or … Continue reading →
Candle snuffer mosses are common in the dry grasslands of the Kamloops area. They are often found in early spring in small protected areas often on bare mineral soil out of the wind and somewhat sheltered from the sun. I … Continue reading →
Broom fork-moss (Dicranum scoparium) is a very common species of moss that is widespread in BC from low-elevation forests to alpine areas. It is one of the most common mosses encountered in the forests around Kamloops. It forms relatively dense … Continue reading →
Mountain pincushion (Dicranoweisia crispula) is a very common moss usually found at higher elevations as small round cushions on boulders. When dry, the leaves are twisted and contorted. Mountain pincushion is very similar to the other species “Common Pincushion” that … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
