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Bryophyte Notes for the Year 1959
By E. Saunders
DURING recent years there has been a renewal of interest in
Essex bryophytes. Many of our records date from the end of
the last century, and there is no doubt that conditions have
changed and are still changing. It would be extremely difficult to
rediscover some of these plants and it is quite possible that a few
may now be absent from the County; luckily, however, we have
several newcomers to the list which well redress the balance. In
particular, there is a notable absence of the Orthotrichums and
Ulotas, an absence that has also been commented on in the
neighbouring county of Hertfordshire, most of these species grow
as epiphytes on trees.
Some of the more interesting observations are detailed below.
The names used follow those of An Annotated List of British
Mosses, by P. W. Richards and E. C. Wallace, Trans. Brit. Bry.
Soc, 1950, and An Annotated List of British Hepatics, by E. W.
Jones, Trans. Brit. Bry. Soc, 1958.
Dicranum scoparium Hedw. A well-marked variety of this moss was
found on Lingwood Common during a Field Club outing. It
was the var. paludosum Schp., a tall growing plant (3 inches)
with undulate leaves and stems covered with white tomentum.
Campylopus piriformis (Schultz) Brid. On the Fungus Foray in Epping
Forest this year, this moss was found, by the Cuckoo Pits, in
fruit with aggregate capsules. In barren plants the tufts are
covered with broken off leaves and the moss reproduces vege-
tatively. Capsules are uncommon in Essex.