Country diary: Succumbing to the serpent of shining green | Mark Cocker Priestcliffe, Derbyshire: The limestone walls in this parish are festooned with luminous mosses, in a variety that’s often beyond our comprehension

Succumbing to the serpent of shining green - @theguardian.com Country Diary - a celebration of the humble #bryophyte #moss #lowerplants #botany #Derbyshire

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Think the balance has finally tipped and the old apple tree is now essentially more lower plant than fruit tree.

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Gathering

#fungus #fungi #mushrooms #armillaria #honeyfungus #woodland #lowerplants #flora #plant #plantlife #nature #naturephotography #aberystwyth #ceredigion

The forgotten species of the biodiversity crisis – focusing on the protection of mosses Over a third of Europe's moss species are endangered or potentially endangered. A new tool helps to set priorities for their protection.

Europe’s moss species are in trouble - but scientists have developed a new tool that identifies species at risk.

The tool is freely accessible and can serve as a guide for moss conservation measures across Europe

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In microcosm.

#lichen #foliose #algae #cyanobacteria #lowerplants #plants #fungal #flora #botany #landscape #storm #weather #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion