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The Palm Family: Plants with a Heart

Posted on 2017/04/05 by martincummins

The Arecaceae, better known as the palm family, is one of the world’s most iconic plant groups. Comprised of approximately 2600 species across 181 genera (Christenhusz and Byng, 2016), this is a large and diverse family, yet simultaneously one of … Continue reading →

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Think outside the Box

Posted on 2017/03/23 by sphagnum

Buxaceae at Whiteknights There’s a man buried vertically, head downwards on a hillside called Box Hill near Dorking in Surrey. You could say he was off his head when he died in 1800. No, maybe on his head… “the world … Continue reading →

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UK Fungus Day @UniofReading notes 2

Posted on 2015/10/22 by Alastair Culham

Here is the second gallery of fungal finds from our UK fungus day activities.  A range of both small and crust-like fungi through to large boletes.  There are part of the morning collections and a few of the afternoon foray … Continue reading →

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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 3. Saxicolous Mosses

Posted on 2015/02/22 by David

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

Posted on 2015/02/13 by David

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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Mosses and Liverworts of Whiteknights: More Epiphytic Mosses

Posted on 2015/02/03 by David

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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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 1. Epiphytic Mosses

Posted on 2015/01/29 by David

1. Epiphytic Mosses Since the onset of winter I have been out with my nose to trees and paths looking at the moss and liverwort flora of Whiteknights. This is the first in a series of blog posts describing some of the species I have … Continue reading →

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