bryophyte

Moonwort Botrychium lunaria with sporangia, spore producing stems.

Fern spore of an Ophioglossum species, showing the distinctive tri-partite shape and textured spore surface.

Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum showing spore bearing “tongue”

Habit sketch of Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus growing on limestone boulder.

Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus illustrations showing wet moss with white apical hairs.

Heath Star-moss study showing the moss in wet and dry states, and botanical details

Heath Star-moss study with notes showing the moss in dry and wet form and with botanical details

Royal fern Osmunda regalis with both frond types

Scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis plant, individual frond, and spore detail

Parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa showing both forms of the frond

Hooked Scorpion moss Scorpidium scorpioides tuft with detail of one fascicle and of a leaf

Magellenic Bog moss Sphagnum magellicum a tuft of this crimson moss then further details of one leaf and of several fascicles or shoots

Pointed Spear moss Calliergonella cuspidata ruft, individual shoot, stem leaf and shoot tip leaf

Red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium tuft, shoot, clump pf shoots, fasicle, stem leaf and branch leaf

Rusty Hook moss Scorpidium revolvens tuft, individual shoot, and one recurved leaf

Soft bog moss Sphagnum tenellum a clump of this tiny delicate yellow moss and details of a shoot tip, one leaf, one shoot, and a few shoots together

Woolly Fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum tuft with one hairy shoot and one lone leaf

Yellow starry feather moss Campyllium stellatum with detail of one shoot and of one leaf with cells at the base and a stem leaf

Common haircap moss Polytrichum commune tuft of moss with detail of wet and dry moss fascicle, individual leaf, immatire capsule with calyptra and a wet mature spore capsule held horizontally

Cypress leaved Plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme with detail of one leaf, the spore capsule, and a fascicle

Grimmia pulvinata and Tortula muralis moss growing on stone, both bearing spores. Details of individual spore capsules and individual leaves included

Heath Plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum tuft of moss and details of an individual fascicle and one leaf

Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenuum trichomanes tuft of this small and pretty fern found growing in a churchyard wall

Intermediate Hook moss Scorpidium cossonii with individual fascicle and one leaf