Category Archives: Coastal

Eucladium verticillatum

Posted on February 18, 2020 by wildfife

Whorled Tufa-moss I’ve admired this moss for several years and finally got around to naming it this week.  It grows abundantly where the coastal cliff meets the pebbly beach, near Newark Castle (St Monans).  Water constantly seeps out from the … Continue reading →

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Schistidium maritimum

Posted on August 30, 2019 by wildfife

Seaside Grimmia I brought some of this home from Kilmory, Ardnamurchan, and then realised that it looked very similar to a moss I’d seen in Fife, on the coast at Kincraig. After another look at the Kincraig rocks moss, and … Continue reading →

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Kindbergia praelonga

Posted on January 20, 2019 by wildfife

Common Feather-moss Synonym: Eurhynchium praelongum A delicate feathery moss which usually seems to be growing thickly on logs, tree stumps and fallen branches.  It doesn’t seem to grow on living trees.  Sometimes, it covers the ground in shady areas. It’s … Continue reading →

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