31st March |
Steeple (Mullaghagarry) Wood.
Warm and sunny. |
I'll start of with the easy stuff. Bilberry (left) and Greater Woodrush (right).
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This could be my new favourite moss: Dicranum majus. The clump to the left is about 10 cm. across.
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The fertile shoot of Equisetum arvense - Field Horsetail. |
A leafy liverwort that was eluding me. Calypogeia muelleriana. |
Another leafy liverwort that looks like Diplophyllum albicans. The under-leaves are pointed, as the (poor) close-up shows.
Both this liverwort and the last one were growing on a crumbly vertical bank under trees. |
Mnium hornum, showing the almost flower-like antheridia.
This shot of the Mnium hornum capsules would make an excellent portrait if blown up.
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This woodrush leaf acted as a water conduit from the upper part of the bank. |
On the return journey, a south-facing bank covered in Slender Speedwell - Veronica filiformis.
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I took this shot of the Eristalis and noticed that the wing veins showed up well. The close-up shows a nice echo with the flower structures.
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