#BonkersForBryophytes

It's big, it's shaggy and it's a moss - it's Big Shaggy-moss, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Seen at Juniper Bottom, Box Hill. #BonkersForBryophytes

Big patches of Common Cord-moss aka Bonfire-moss, Funaria hygrometrica, at the site in Croydon's Shirley Hills where there was a fire in 2022. #BonkersForBryophytes

Some gorgeous Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Plagiomnium undulatum, on the edge of woodland at #RSPBTitchwellMarsh. Lovely wavy leaves. 💚 #BonkersForBryophytes

A nice bryoparasitic fungus for #FungiFriday. I think it could be Octospora rutilans, growing on Juniper Haircap moss, Polytrichum juniperinum. Seen at RSPB Snettisham. #BonkersForBryophytes @RSPBTitchwell www.octospora.de/Nrutilans.htm

A lovely little pillow of Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Grimmia pulvinata, atop a garden wall. #BonkersForBryophytes #Moss

Juniper Haircap, Polytrichum juniperinum, abundant on Barnes Common. #BonkersForBryophytes

Nice cushions of either Leucobryum glaucum or L. juniperoideum, in the gully at Keston Common in Kent. #BonkersForBryophytes

One of the special Liverworts at Eridge Rocks - Greater Whipwort, Bazzantia trilobata. Considering the amount of rain we've had recently, it was actually quite dessicated. www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/learning/species-finder/bazzania-trilobata/ #BonkersForBryophytes

Crisped Neckera, Neckera crispa, in Brockham Quarry. A most beautiful moss. #BonkersForBryophytes

Chalk Comb-moss, Ctenidium molluscum, looking fabulously curly in Brockham Quarry. #BonkersForBryophytes

I couldn't get too close as it was on the other side of a fence, but I was pleased to see this Glittering Wood-moss, Hylocomium splendens, in woodland on the edge of Brockham Quarry. A moss I've been hoping to see for a while now, so I was quite delighted. #BonkersForBryophytes

**New favourite moss klaxon** Big Shaggy-moss, Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus, living up to its name by looking big and shaggy. Adabundant in Brockham Quarry. #BonkersForBryophytes

Is it a bird? Is it a vascular plant? No, it's a super bryophyte! Redshank, Ceratodon purpureus, beside the North Downs Way. #BonkersForBryophytes

The liverwort Overleaf Pellia, Pellia epiphylla (or perhaps P. neesiana?), on the banks of the River Beck in High Broom Wood. Whichever it is, it has a lovely (if ever so slightly out of focus) sporophyte. 🤩 #BonkersForBryophytes

Some Silky Forklet-moss, Dicranella heteromalla, in Threehalfpenny Wood. #BonkersForBryophytes

Common Striated Feather-moss, Eurhynchium striatum, in local ancient woodland. Lovely distinctive wrinkles in the leaves. 💚 #BonkersForBryophytes

Neat Feather-moss, Pseudoscleropodium purum, at Stonelees nature reserve today. "Common and conspicuous" it may be, but that's probably why I like it so much. 💚 #BonkersForBryophytes

Thickpoint Grimmia, Schistidium crassipilum, on a fabulous mossy wall in South Croydon. ❤ #TalesFromTheMossyWall #BonkersForBryophytes

Common Feather-moss, Kindbergia praelonga, at Keston Common. #BonkersForBryophytes

The liverwort Creeping Fingerwort, Lepidozia reptans, amongst the moss on the banks of the gully at Keston Common. #BonkersForBryophytes

The liverwort Forked Veilwort, Metzgeria furcata, on a tree at Keston Common. A Beech if I remember rightly. #BonkersForBryophytes

Common Haircap, Polytrichum commune, on Keston Common. #BonkersForBryophytes