Monthly Archives: February 2015

Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 3. Saxicolous Mosses

3. Saxicolous Mosses This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first three posts described the rich flora of bryophytes growing on trees (epiphytes) on campus. In this post … Continue reading

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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 2. Epiphytic Liverworts

2. Epiphytic Liverworts This is the third in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of the Whiteknights campus. My first two posts introduced some common and not so common mosses of trees (epiphytes), and this post will … Continue reading

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Winter Tree Identification

To the majority of people trees are hard enough to identify in the summer, let alone in the winter. Take away the leaves and you would be forgiven for saying they all look the same. However the Berks, Bucks and … Continue reading

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Mosses and Liverworts of Whiteknights: More Epiphytic Mosses

This is the second in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first post covered epiphytic mosses and I promised there to introduce liverworts next. However, having found four more epiphytic mosses I have gotten myself … Continue reading

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