Marsh Bryum - Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Produces a matt of brown rhizoids at the base, the leaves run down the stem and the nerve is slightly excurrent.
Produces a matt of brown rhizoids at the base, the leaves run down the stem and the nerve is slightly excurrent.
Often in lime rich places but can also grow in other wet places and on peat as long as there are some basic elements. It doesn't grow in very acidic habitats.
All year round.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Melinda Bell
Albert Village Lake
06 February 2025
David Nicholls
Ratby, SUD
24 April 2022
David Nicholls
Ratby, SUD
24 April 2022
Melinda Bell
Albert Village Lake
06 February 2025
leaf bases run down stem
David Nicholls
Ratby, SUD
24 April 2022
Melinda Bell
Albert Village Lake
06 February 2025
long,narrow cells in leaf edge
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Species profile
- Common names
- Marsh Bryum
- Species group:
- Mosses & Liverworts
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Bryales
- Family:
- Bryaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 24/04/2022 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 06/02/2025 (Bell, Melinda)
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David Nicholls
Ratby, SUD
24 April 2022
Melinda Bell
Albert Village Lake
06 February 2025
mass of rhizoids
