Bryophyte Collection

Moss capsule (Homalothecium sericeum) SEM
Moss spore capsule. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of part of the open mouth of a capsule (spore case) of a the moss Homalothecium sericeum

Regulus regulus, goldcrest nest and eggs
Plate 66 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)

Mosses and lichens covering boulders in granite drystone wall, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, october

Sextus Otto Lindbert (1835-1889)
Original photograph held within the Botany Library of The Natural History Museum, London

False colour SEM of moss leaves; green
False-colour scanning electron micrograph of a vegetative shoot of the moss Physcomitrella patens

Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistmans Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013

Commuity of mosses predominately red Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp.), with Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia sp.) growing alongside, in blanket bog. Glen Affric, Scotland, UK. October. Focus stacked image

Endive Pellia liverwort (Pellia endiviifolia) in centre growing through Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha), the latter bearing cups containing gemmae (used in asexual reproduction)

Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune) largest British moss, Snowdonia, north Wales, UK, July

Mountain fern moss (Hylocomium splendens) on forest floor. Photographed in a Scots pine forest in Glen Quoich, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, in August

Buachaille Etive Mor, Rannoch Moor, Highlands, Scotland, UK. September 2013

Ceratodon purpureus, ceratodon moss spore capsule
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a ceratodon moss spore capsule (x 650 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

River Fowey flowing through Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK. May 2010

Umbrella Moss (Leucolepis acanthoneuron) female gametophytes, growing in Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forest, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Avenue of the Giants, North California, U.S.A

Moss, illustration Zoology, Plants, Bryophyte

Sphagnum moss C015 / 4441
Sphagnum moss. Close-up of Sphagnum sp. Moss. Photographed in the UK

Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune). Photographed in the UK

Sphagnum moss C015 / 4442
Sphagnum moss. Close-up of Sphagnum sp. Moss. Photographed in the UK

Netrium desmid, light micrograph C016 / 9591
Netrium desmid. Polarised light micrograph of a Netrium sp. desmid (oval, centre) among peat moss (Sphagnum sp.) leaves (green)

Chloroplast, TEM C016 / 6297
Chloroplast. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of chloroplast from the moss Physcomitrella patens

Chloroplast, TEM C016 / 6298
Chloroplast. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of chloroplast from the moss Physcomitrella patens

Haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)
Juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum). Close-up of juniper haircap moss, showing male plants and female plants with archegonia, which contain the female eggs (ova)

Carrageen moss (Chondus cripus) C016 / 6062
Carrageen moss (Chondus cripus). Specimen from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt; carefully named according to Dr

Sphagnum moss cells, light micrograph
Sphagnum moss cells. Polarised light micrograph of a section through cells from Sphagnum sp. moss. Magnification: x400 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Moss cells, light micrograph
Moss cells, polarised light micrograph. Magnification: x400 when printed 10 centimetres wide

Polytrichum commune moss. This moss is common in wet moorland and by woodland streams, where it grows in luscious green clumps before shedding spores

Bog moss, SEM
Bog moss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bog moss (Sphagnum sp.). Magnification: x350 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Leaf of Sphagnum moss
Light micrograph of the leaf of the bog moss, Sphagnum sp.. A continuous network of true cells (green) surrounds numerous wide, partitioned chambers (white)

Dendroligotrichum dendroides
Moss specimen collected by Darwin on Tierra del Fuego in 1833

Moss agate specimen

Bryum capillare, bryum mosses
Bryum mosses (bryum capillare) are noticed more in the Natural History Museums Wildlife Garden during the winter months when other plants have died back. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, 2003

Paving stones in the Wildlife Garden

Bryum capillare, bryum moss
When more vigorous plants have died back, bryum mosses (Bryum capillare) are revealed in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, April 2003

Alnus glutinosa catkin, alder catkin
Bryum mosses (bryum capillare) are noticed more in the Natural History Museums Wildlife Garden during the winter months when other plants have died back. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, 2003

Regulus regulus, goldcrest
Plate from Paul Jerrards Gems for the Drawing Room:(British) Birds (1852). Hand coloured lithograph

Hepaticites

Lycopodium magellanicum, club moss
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Lycopodium glabellum

Selaginella kraussiana, spikemoss
Scanning electron microscope image of the female spore of Krauss spikemoss (x 150 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

Balsam Bog, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Ammodramus savannarum, grasshopper sparrow
Plate 130 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Collection birds eggs
Plate 58 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn

Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren nest and eggs
Plate 68 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)

Montane rainforest, Sri Lanka
Rock wall covered with moss in montane rainforest, The Knuckles, Sri Lanka

Hepaticites arcuatus
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Chondus cripus, carrageen moss
Illustration from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt; carefully named according to Dr. Hookers British Flora

Agate moss

Rosa centifolia, moss rose

Wall Screw-moss (Tortula muralis) frost covered spore capsules, growing on concrete wall, Powys, Wales, January

A liverwort - in damp shady place. Greece
ROG-13642 A liverwort - in damp shady place Greece. Marchantia polymorpha Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Juniper-leaved Hair Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) male plants with archegonia, Exmoor N.P. Somerset, England, march

Moss growing on fallen tree trunk in woodland, Vicarage Plantation, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Hair Moss (Polytrichum sp. ) understory in Birch (Betula sp)
Hair Moss (Polytrichum sp.) understory in Birch (Betula sp.) scrub woodland on former coal mine site, Hesledon Moor West (South Hetton), County Durham, England, july

Greater Matted Thread-moss (Bryum capillare) with fruiting capsules, growing on rocks in shady woodland, England, april

Common Feather-moss (Eurhynchium praelongum) growing on tree trunk in shady woodland, England, april

Maiden Hair Moss (Polytrichum commune) fruiting capsules, growing in peat bog, Derbyshire, England, april

Recurved Peat Moss (Sphagnum recurvum) growing on peaty moorland, Cumbria, England, august

Moss anatomy, artwork. Mosses are bryophytes, plants that do not have a vascular system and reproduce via spores rather than flowers and seeds

Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor
Light rain falling in Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor. This wood is one of three surviving remnants of ancient woodland in Dartmoor

Earth ball fungus, light micrograph
Earth ball fungus. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from the fruiting body of an earth ball (Scleroderma vulgare) mushroom

Boletus fungus, light micrograph
Boletus fungus. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from the fruiting body of a Boletus sp

Mnium moss, light micrograph
Mnium moss. Light micrograph of Mnium punctatum moss showing its leaves, which are composed of a single layer of cells full of chloroplasts

Mnium moss. Close-up of Mnium punctatum moss showing its leaves, which are composed of a single layer of cells full of chloroplasts

Shining hookeria moss, light micrograph
Shining Hookeria moss. Dark field light micrograph of a section through shining hookeria (Hookeria luscens) moss, showing the stem and leaves

Mosses after forest fire
Mosses growing one year after a forest fire. At left is Ceratodon purpureus (yellow), while at right is Polytrichum formosum (green)

Plant regrowth after forest fire
Plant regrowth one year after a forest fire

Moss stems, light micrograph. Transverse section through stems of a cord moss (Polytrichum commune). The outside of the stems, the epidermis, is made up of thick-walled cells

Liverwort spore capsule, light micrograph

Moss reproductive parts, light micrograph. Longitudinal section through the antheridial cup (male reproductive parts) of a cord moss (Polytrichum commure)

Liverwort spore elaters, light micrograph. Transverse section through the sporangium of a liverwort (Pellia epiphylla)

Moss spore capsule, light micrograph
Moss spore capsule, polarised light micrograph. Longitudinal section through a spore capsule from a fire moss (Funaria hygrometrica)

Liverwort spores, light micrograph. Transverse section through the sporangium of a liverwort (Pellia epiphylla). Part of the sporangiums outer wall is at left

Moss plants, close-up. Mosses (phylum Bryophyta) are small plants that lack true roots, woody tissue and flowers. They grow in damp places worldwide

White Fork-moss (Leucobryum glaucum) growing in oak and beech woodland in the autumn. Photographed in Dorset in the United Kingdom

Bog moss, overhead view
Bog moss (Sphagnum sp.) overhead view. Moss is a non-vascular plant. Sphagnum mosses grow in moist places, such as bogs and ponds, most particularly in acid conditions

Breutelia pendula moss
Breutelia pendula. A forest moss. New Zealand

Moss covered tree stump

Male shoot of cord moss. Light micrograph of the top of a male shoot of the cord moss (Polytrichum commune). Antheridia (purple stain) are the male reproductive organs produce male gametes

Peat mosses (Sphagnum sp. )
Peat mosses (Sphagnum sp.) in frost. Photographed in the New Forest, UK, in November

Peat moss (Sphagnum sp. )
Peat moss (Sphagnum sp.) on a rock (centre) amongst marsh hair moss (Polytrichum commune), other mosses, sedges and grasses. Photographed in Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Ferns and mosses on a stone wall. Photographed near Loch Duich in north west Scotland

Moss spore capsules, one bearing a droplet of water. Mosses grow on rocks, walls and trees. The plants grow to 1-5cm tall

Moss-covered truck

Mossy hillside bog, dominated by the moss Philonotis fontana
ROG-12622 Mossy hillside bog, dominated by the moss Norway. Dovrefjell National Park

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"Bryophytes: The Tiny Wonders of Nature's Tapestry" In the enchanting Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, Deeside, a mesmerizing sight awaits. Boulders in a granite drystone wall are adorned with delicate mosses and lichens, creating a breathtaking tapestry that nature herself has woven. Zooming in closer, we discover the intricate beauty of a moss capsule belonging to Homalothecium sericeum. Under the scanning electron microscope (SEM), its structure reveals an astonishing world hidden from our naked eyes. Amidst this verdant realm, Regulus regulus finds solace as it builds its nest and lays precious eggs within the embrace of moss-covered branches. A testament to nature's ingenuity and resilience. Sextus Otto Lindbert, an esteemed botanist from another era, would have marveled at the false color SEM image showcasing vibrant green moss leaves. His passion for bryophytes lives on through these captivating visuals. Venturing further into Snowdonia's majestic landscape in north Wales, we encounter Polytrichum commune - Britain's largest moss species. Its presence adds grandeur to the stunted oak woodland nestled within Wistmans Wood in Devonshire. But bryophytes do not stand alone; they form communities that thrive together. Endive Pellia liverwort fearlessly emerges through Common Liverwort while red Sphagnum Moss dominates Buachaille Etive Mor on Rannoch Moor in Scotland – united by their shared love for moisture-rich habitats. Nature continues her symphony as River Fowey gracefully flows through Beech woodland on Bodmin Moor. Here too, bryophytes find sanctuary amidst towering trees and cascading waterfalls – their presence adding harmony to this picturesque scene. And let us not forget Mountain fern moss - a resilient survivor clinging onto life even in harsh environments.