Alderford Common

AlderfordCommon250326-1

AlderfordCommonDog'sMercury250326-2a

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-2

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-3

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-4

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-1

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-5

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-6

AlderfordCommonAdoxa250326-7

Town Hall Clock (Adoxa moschatellina)

AlderfordCommonBirdCherry250326-1

AlderfordCommonBirdCherry250326-2

Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)

AlderfordCommonBracket250326-1

AlderfordCommonDog'sMercury250326-1

AlderfordCommonDog'sMercury250326-3

AlderfordCommonDog'sMercury250326-2

Dog's mercury ( Mercurialis perennis)

AlderfordCommonHazel250326-1

AlderfordCommonHazel250326-2

AlderfordCommonHazel250326-4

AlderfordCommonHazel250326-3

Hazel (Corylus avellana)

AlderfordCommonHoofFungus2250326-1

AlderfordCommonHoofFungus2250326-2

AlderfordCommonHoofFungus2250326-3

AlderfordCommonHoofFungus2250326-4

Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius)

AlderfordCommonLichen1250326-1

AlderfordCommonLichen1250326-2

AlderfordCommonLichen2250326-1

AlderfordCommonLichen2250326-2

Lichen Sp

AlderfordCommonMine1250326-1

AlderfordCommonMine1250326-2

AlderfordCommonMine1250326-3

Mine on bramble leaves. This is likely to be Golden Pygmy Moth (Stigmella aurella)

AlderfordCommonTrametes250326-1

AlderfordCommonTrametes250326-2

AlderfordCommonTrametes250326-3

AlderfordCommonTrametes250326-4

AlderfordCommonTrametes250326-5

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

AlderfordCommonUlottaSp250326-1

Ulotta Sp (dry)

The dried old capsules taper below the capsule mouth making this Crisped Pincushion (Ulotta crispa)

AlderfordCommonUlottacrisp250326-1

Ulotta Sp (wet)

As you can see in the image above it would be impossible to identify this specimen when wet as the shape of the capsule is indistinct.

Comments

Wolterton

Wolterton220226-1

Wolterton220226-2

WoltertonDog'sMercury220226-1

Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

wolteronOrthodontiummlineare220226-3

Cape Thread-moss (Orhtodontium lineare)

WoltertonElfCup220226-1

WoltertonElfCup220226-2

WoltertonElfCup220226-3

WoltertonElfCup220226-4

WoltertoElfCup220226-5

The hairs on the surface of the Elfcup are matted but not coiled

Thus

But not a foolproof method.
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The fact that the hairs are septate contribute to a more confirmed id.

Ruby Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea)

WoltertonFlySp220226-1

Fly Sp

WoltertonSpiderSp220226-1

WoltertonSpiderSp220226-2

WoltertonSpiderSp220226-3

Spider Sp

WoltertonLeconactisabietina220226-

WoltertonLeconactisabietina220226-1

Lecanactis abietina

Wolterton220226-4

Wolterton220226-5

WoltertonWaterMoss22026-1

WoltertonKneiff'sFeather-moss220226-1

Kneiff's Feather-moss (Leptodictyum riparum)

WolteronConocephalumconicum220226-3

WolteronConocephalumconicum220226-2

WolteronConocephalumconicum220226-1

Greet Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum)

WoltertonRadulacomplanata220226-3

Even Scalewort (Radula complanata) with Metzgeria furcata & Metzgeria violacea & Frullania dilatata

WoltertonFrullenia220226-1

WoltertonFrullenia220226-2

Dilated Scalewort (Frullenia dilatata)

WoltertonRed22026-1

WoltertonRed22026-2

?

Wolterton220226-6

Wolterton220226-7

WoltertonLichen122026-1

WoltertonLichen122026-2

Lichen Sp

WoltertonLichen222026-1

Pertussaria Sp?

Pertussaria pertusa

By there is a pink discolouration on some of the warts

WoltertonLichen222026-2

WoltertonLichen222026-3

WoltertonLichen222026-4

This one doesn't have the same number of black spots on each wart and in many cases no obvious ones at all

Sp??

WoltertonLichen322026-1

Physconia grisea

Wolterton220226-8

Wolterton220226-9

WoltertonCryphaea220226-1

WoltertonCryphaea220226-2

Lateral Cryphaea (Cryphaea heteromalla)

WoltertonDidymodonsinuosus220226-1

WoltertonDidymodonsinuosus220226-2

WoltertonDidymodonsinuosus220226-3

Wavy Beard-moss (Didymodon sinuosus)

WoltertonSchistidumcrassipium220226-1

Thickpoint Grimia (Schistidium crassipilum)

wolteronOrthodontiummlineare220226-2
wolteronOrthodontiummlineare220226-1

Cape Thread-moss (Orthodontium lineare)

WoltertonFissidens220226-1

WoltertoFissidensbryoidesvarbryoides-2220226-2

X100

WoltertoFissidensbryoidesvarbryoides-2220226-1

x200

WoltertonFissidensbryoidesvarbryoides220226-3


Lesser Pocket-moss (Fissidens bryoides var bryoides)

Bordered leaves about 1mm long.

Capsules held vertically

WoltertonHypnumcrupressiformevarresupinatum220226-1

Supine Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme var resupinatum)

Leaves most definitely pointing upwards

WoltertonDidimodonluridus220226-1

Dusky Beard-moss (Didymodon luridus)

WoltertonBryoerythrphyllumrecurvirostrum220226-1

Red Beard-moss (Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum)

WoltertonMicroeurhynciumpumila220226-1

Dwarf feather-moss (Microeurhyncium pumilum)

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