Field photograph of the moss Lewinskya rupestris growing on a rock, intermingled with other moss species. Credit: @flara-bryo.bsky.social

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A very close-up view of yellowish-green moss growing on a narrow, wet branch. The moss plants have narrow leaves extending in star shapes, and have egg-shaped spore capsules poking out of the plant clusters.

Another close-up view of some Orthotrichaceae moss. I enjoy how in some of these photos, shot during daylight, the background just fully disappears.

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A close-up photo of a ball-shaped cluster of yellowish-green moss growing on a small branch. The moss leaves are narrow and pointed, and spread out in star shapes. Several spore capsules, which are football-shaped and have a cap over their top half, just barely from the moss ball.

A cluster of moss growing on a branch, probably in the family Orthotrichaceae, a family in which I do not feel confident at all identifying much further!

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