Moss Plants and More

I spent the holidays visiting family in Cincinnati, Ohio and got some nice shots of mosses peaking through the cracks in my mom's back ...

There are two other issues that I see with the scientific name. Can anyone else find them? Add your thoughts in the comments section.  ...

Apologies for the blogging silence. October and November were busy months and finding time to blog has been a challenge. I was out in downt...

Another moss from my August vacation to New York and Connecticut. This one is Atrichum crispum. Unlike other Atrichum species, this one does...

My life as postdoctoral research fellow at the University of California, Davis is more than just mosses. I am also an active member of ...

We are off on vacation this week visiting friends and family in New York and Connecticut. On one of our hikes we came across this great patc...

Want to combine your artistic skills and your love of bryophytes?  Design the new logo for the  International Association of Bryologists ...

Have you ever played the telephone game ? In this game a phrase is whispered from one person to another with the players trying to repeat t...

Mosses around the edge of the nest The American Dipper is an aquatic songbird that captures all of its food underwater in fast flowing ...

I met this moss,  Scouleria aquatica ,   on the bryology field trip before this year's botany conference . In its current state it does...

A postdoc pal recently came back from visiting family in Finland and brought me this gift for managing the postdoc seminar series here at...

Many species of mosses grow on vertical surfaces. Rock walls, brick walls, trees. Unfortunately mosses on vertical surfaces are pretty scar...