I don't seem to have posted this yet - maybe I was waiting to figure out where to put it. They are from the beginning of December. I got all excited about this green trunk, on an Acer macrophyllum street tree a few blocks from me. I think there might be two mosses here, one being similar to a feather moss and the other a leafy moss. I have hardly ever given mosses the time of day, but there it was at eye level with the sun shining on it. I had no excuse to not give it some attention.
Does the leafy moss look similar to the Baby Tooth Moss (Plagiomnium cuspidatum) on this flickr page? Baby Tooth Moss (Plagiomnium cuspidatum) 07-28-2014 Jug Ba… | Flickr Eflora-BC says it's native here but has no photo. E-Flora BC Atlas Page (ubc.ca)
@wcutler, Photo no4 does have all the appearance of Baby Tooth Moss. And with the evidence that it is native to the area, it looks a very good bet Wendy. Regarding you saying not giving moss much thought, I do hope that Daniel @Daniel Mosquin might consider a forum for Moss and ferns as suggested by N @Nik . Just think of the amount of threads and postings from new members as well as old. To have them all in one forum would make ID and reference so much easier
What did I say - two mosses? I've looked a few more times, think there might be six or seven or eight. I might even have ignored some. I've just given then numbers for now and have marked the numbers on the photos. Moss 1: the most prominent one that I think looks like a feather moss. Moss 2: the long flat leafed one, ID'd above as Baby Tooth Moss, Plagiomnium cuspidatum Moss 3: round flat leaves Moss 4: long flat leaves sort of orange in colour, more upright than Moss 2 Moss 5: in photos, looks like a wet Moss 1, but there, it looked nothing like it - was larger, darker, fuller leaf surface Moss 6: tiny flat leaves growing over the root of the maple; first photo is not cropped and has no numbers Moss 7: I don't know; I was losing interest. Is this different from Moss 1? Moss 8: There are these round things that look like they might just be Moss 1 that have been cut off.
