Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum sp.) in Chattahoochee National Forest, GA, USA
by Alan Cressler
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Phylum Final Round!
For the Phylum Level Champion!
Reminder: This is the final PHYLUM round. Winner goes on to classes!
Magnoliophyta (aka angiosperms, flowering plants): A large, diverse phylum with over 300,000 known species. Two of the more well-known sub-divisions are monocots (including grains, onion-like plants, and irises and lilies) and eudicots (including most leafy trees, a wide variety of flowers such as sunflowers and roses, and many food plants from coffee to cabbages.)
Bryophyta (aka mosses): Small but mighty, and among the most ancient of land plants. 95% of all moss species are in the class Bryopsida, while Sphagnopsida contains the bog-loving peat mosses.
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When people ask me how to get rid of the moss in their yard
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Bryophyta, my tiny family man
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Tortella inclinata
Shortleaf chalk moss, inclined twisted moss
Hey all, I have decided to transition to moss instead of lichens. I know this is a huge change and many of you will likely lose interest now that the focus of this blog has shifted so significantly, but I promise I will do my best to make moss as interesting as lichens. So please give a warm welcome to T. inclinata! This widespread, pioneer species grows on loose, calcareous substrates in sun-exposed habitats in cool-temperate regions. It has pale yellow-green stems and hooded, twisted leaves. It forms dense tufts up to 1 cm tall. This species is dioicous (has male and female parts on separate plant), and it forms curved ellipsoidal to cylindrical spore capsules in spring. So yeah, that's a moss for ya! Bryophytes are great and I totally like them more than lichens now.
(in case it isn't clear, this is an April Fool's joke and we will return to our regularly scheduled lichen posts tomorrow)
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When Bryophyta kept hitting the truck he was using and screaming because he got overwhelmed by his responsibilities, that was a legitimately real moment that I was not expecting out of an event with a flying pink sheep ngl.
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Phylum Semi-Finals
Big Spiky Things vs Little Soft Things
Pinophyta (conifers) fun fact: Giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, can grow over 300 feet tall, 30 feet in diameter, and live for over 3,000 years. They are the world's largest trees.
Bryophyta (mosses) fun fact: Mosses in the Sphagnum genus can hold 16-26 times as much water as their dry weight.
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I made my family pause Jurassic park bc there were cool lichens
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Fuck hang on I realized something
Bryo E0 and event
Then, later, after E2ing him:
Do you get the. Am I making sense with my. God I just wanted to make fun of him for being a slut but the game loves beating me over the head wirh touching character moments
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New minis for cocoma heheheh... I want to add one more groub, but I'm still unsure.
Hopefully I can make it though.
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KR 4th anniversary
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