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Greater Featherwort

Plagiochila asplenioides

Description:

~9 cm in length.

Habitat:

Wet place in the forest.

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For your research, you should have a good quality microscope.

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Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

yes, that forest is very mossy and liverworty :)

I had never heard of it either, but I was looking for a microscope and I found it on ebay.
But they're not even comparable (Leica ir something wonderful), but this one does the job, too :)
And your photos look great, so I guess that the age really hasn't done much to it :)

MilesBerkey
MilesBerkey 10 years ago

Wow, look at all that bryophyte cover! Seems like a great scope for bryophytes, I've never hear of Radical. Yeah i miss the days of premium research grade microscope access. i used Leicas during my programs; I love their crystal clear imagery. I use an old Olympus CH. Its from the 70's but has hardly been used, and does the job.

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

I added a photo of the habitat :)
I was walking along that trail and collecting every moss, liverwort and lichen I could find :)
here in my country we have both species: yours and mine. And in my book it was written that yours doesn't grow higher than 7 cm, but mine can grow up to 12 cm. And yours can have thread like "branches" that hold together the soil.
Light microscope. To be very precise -> second from the top (Model RMH-4B) http://www.radicalindia.com/Research-Mic...
At university (where I study) we have Leica light microscopes, they are so great!

MilesBerkey
MilesBerkey 10 years ago

awesome! I've never heard of this species. It appears to have a bit more of a stout growth habit. What kind of microscope do you use?

Sintija Valucka
Spotted by
Sintija Valucka

Tukums, Latvia

Spotted on Jan 10, 2014
Submitted on Feb 2, 2014

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