Macro Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Would someone be so kind as to tell me what kind of moss this is growing around this ceph? Picture by Alvise Thanks, Riaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macro Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 mosses are not very easy, you often need a leaf and a good hand lens, if not a microscope. do you have an idea what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Im not a moss expert, but I love mosses...This moss appears to be the common moss called Polytrichum commune..That's my best guess, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macro Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 mosses are not very easy, you often need a leaf and a good hand lens, if not a microscope.do you have an idea what it is? Thanks for the insight. I've recently received some cephs, on which this moss is growing and just wondering if I should rather replace it with live Sphagnum? I wonder how it comes to be growing along with so many cephs, naturally or cultivated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macro Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Im not a moss expert, but I love mosses...This moss appears to be the common moss called Polytrichum commune..That's my best guess, but I could be wrong. From the pictures, it does seem similar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 You're welcome Riaan...Nice images by the way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 you have 2, if not 3 different species in that photo. None of them look like Polytrichum commune to me, that is a very large growing, coarse species. Mosses like these are common in colections and do no harm. I prefer smaller growing species like these to Sphagnum as they do not swamp the plant and allows the crowns to remain dry(ish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantrid Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Thanks for the insight. I've recently received some cephs, on which this moss is growing and just wondering if I should rather replace it with live Sphagnum? I wonder how it comes to be growing along with so many cephs, naturally or cultivated... Where you have damp soil after a while you will get moss. The spores are ubiquitous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I can confidently say that is not polytricum. That genus is beautiful and a lot bigger. THis is a pest for me...sheet moss is what it is commonly called I think. this is polytricum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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