#bryophyte
Special interest activated!

1. Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer may turn you into an amateur bryophyte enthusiast. I now have a 10X hand lens.

2. Lichen and Loam on YouTube (by Katie Green) will give you lots of woods walks filled with lichen and moss, knitting, and wonderful illustration.
A THREAD, which I am calling 'Some Of The Many Reasons Lichen And Moss Are Fucking Brilliant'.

1. They make public seating super comfy.

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There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🌱 Survey skill matters. Moser et al. show that experienced observers detect significantly more liverworts and small bryophyte species in vegetation surveys, highlighting the value of expertise for fine‑scale diversity data 🌿💡.
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#Ecology
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sphagnum palustre by Kevin Zeitzmann in Pfälzer Wald, Germany #moss #bryophyte
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I started my PhD as a hesitant moss researcher and finished it as a confident bryophyte researcher. Huge thanks to my supervisory team @philcarella.bsky.social @kamounlab.bsky.social for their guidance and support throughout this journey!
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bryophyte-friendly tenure-track position in the UBC Botany department! Deadline on the 19th botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
UBC
botany.ubc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Currently reading "Gathering Moss" by Robin Wall Kimmerer. She explains how there's very little air movement in the thin layer where mosses live so they have to send their sporophytes a few milllimeters higher to catch the breeze.

Buntzen Lake, BC.

#moss #bryophyte #fungifriends 🌿
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sphagnum moss spore capsules/sporophytes. NWT, Canada.
#moss #bryophyte #fungifriends
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Friends, I hardly ever get to post this…

Bryophyte faculty job!!!

botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
UBC
botany.ubc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
December Issue. Read FREE: Genetically encoded betalain-based RUBY visual reporters (cover); Time to spice-up paleontological records with bryophyte spores; Arabinosylation in small peptide signaling; Plant tannins and organic nitrogen cycle &much more www.cell.com/trends/plant...
#plantscience
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sphagnum balticum #moss #bryophyte
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Just published 📢 Environmental drivers of bryophyte distribution and habitat preference in Sphagnum peatlands of Eastern Canada

Read the #OpenAccess paper: https://ow.ly/f0PP50XGv3S
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sphagnum majus var norvegicum and pulchrum #moss #bryophyte
December 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A mushroom-lined bunny trail through Sphagnum moss. Newfoundland, Canada.
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #bolete
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🎓 This Friday the 12th at 10:00 h, Pere Miquel Mir-Rosselló defends his thesis: “Interdisciplinary approach to the biology of Mediterranean bryophytes”

📺 Live stream:
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#PhD #BOTLAND #Bryophyte #Botany #Science
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Liverwort Athalamia hyalina, looking like the advance party for a goofy alien invasion. The liverwort structures are about 1cm high. #liverwort #bryophyte #fungifriends
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Lichens and bryophytes are an often overlooked, yet dominant component of rock outcrops and other lithic habitats. Mulroy et al. compare lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in Central California.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
had our first snow of the year here on friday, melted almost immediately the next morning, so the moss was having a good time
#photography #moss #mossmonday #bryophyte #winter
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Golden sphagnum balticum, S. papillosum and a red S. medium #moss #bryophyte
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Polytrichum moss spore capsules. Northwest Territorie, Canada.
#moss #bryophyte #fungifriends
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Encalypta moss sporophytes. Northwest Territories, Canada. #moss #bryophyte #fungifriends #nature #botany
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Moss spore capsule. #Newfoundland Canada. The capsules are about 0.5cm long.
#moss #bryophyte #fungifriends
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bryophyte (#a6bba1) / Desireé (#c7b0b9)
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Microclimatic variation in tropical canopies: A glimpse into the processes of community assembly in epiphytic bryophyte communities https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03585v1
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I love it! -> Year-Round Variation in Bryophyte-Associated Nitrogen Fixation in the Arctic | Ecosystems
Year-Round Variation in Bryophyte-Associated Nitrogen Fixation in the Arctic
In northern biomes, growth is nitrogen (N) limited, but bryophytes are abundant. These bryophytes often host N2-fixing microorganisms (diazotrophs) that play a crucial role in the N cycle of these ecosystems. Despite their importance, how the bryophyte-associated N2-fixation varies across species and seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring) remains poorly understood. We measured N2-fixation rates for 10 bryophyte species in situ throughout the entire year in the Arctic with additional incubations to verify the method. We measured positive N2-fixation during most of the year, except for the coldest period (February). The species growing in the wettest conditions (Sphagnum spp.) had the highest N2-fixation rates in summer, while bryophytes in drier conditions peaked in N2-fixation rates in spring and autumn. The seasonal variation in N2-fixation activity was pronounced, but similar patterns were found among different species. This study reveals that bryophyte-associated N2-fixation in northern ecosystems is larger than previously assumed, as it occurs over a more extended part of the year than previously inferred. Furthermore, the importance of bryophyte-associated diazotrophs cannot be quantified without considering both the diversity of bryophytes and their variation in N2-fixing seasonal activity patterns. Both future changes in climatic conditions and biodiversity of bryophytes can thus have large implications for the N cycle in arctic regions.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM