"Almost one-fifth of bryophytes – the plant group that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts – in Great Britain are threatened with extinction, according to a new red list assessing their conservation status."
This flowering cherry was planted in 1974, so it's 50+ years old this Spring.
There's quite a collection of colorful lichen and/or fungus on this tree - please forgive the blurry red one! The yellow one failed to pass editorial muster altogether, alas. (will try again on another day)
I only wanted to photograph a small landscape of lichens and mosses...
The extra I got was a lot of unexpected dark-blue springtails in this landscape.
You may zoom in to see them better!
Different species of Powderhorn lichens growing among mosses and liverworts.
In the center of the image the Lipstick Powderhorn (Cladonia macilenta) with its red fruiting bodies (apothecia). 💄 👄
Did you know that if you click on #Mosstodon the internet will magically send you hundreds beautiful nature photos and macro images that people have taken? I discovered this by accident.
We got the #lichen home and I misted it with water. We watched it hydrate, swelling up to three times the size in a matter of moments, becoming pale and glossy. Best present ever
Found this apparently completely dried piece of lichen on a rock, scattered by black bears when foraging.
I took it home, watered it all over, and put it in a small cup.
The second photo, taken 24 hours after watering, shows how quickly lichens and mosses recover after a rain.
Want to see atmospheric yet often really mundane border photos? My online 🇨🇭🇫🇷 walking journal is moving here, as I’m enjoying this new online atmosphere. (I’m freezing new posts on Twatter & just ‘name-holding’ my account.)
Link to last post on one of the longer earlier threads: https://twitter.com/julietjfall/status/1571476764269871104?s=46&t=9RfIT2qARWZk8ZBEIES9Vw
This Treaty of Paris 1818 🇨🇭🇫🇷 border stretch followed historical field & parish lines, leading to a convoluted boundary with many stones demarcating the changes of direction. Lichen-encrusted border signs were slowly going feral; border stones stood to attention covered in beautiful moss, others restored & scrubbed clean: standing stones for modern political rituals not ancient religions, yet imbued with curious magic. #BorderWalk#mosstodon#lichensubscribe#StandingStoneSunday