bryophyte

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

Harts tongue fern Phyllitis scolopendrium one leaf showing spores

Hard fern Blechnum spicant with basal fronds and the paler erect fronds at the centre of the plnat, roots included

Lichen fruiting bodies study examining the different means of reproduction visible under the microscope shown by different species of lichens