A Moss for Identification Help Please

[Lancashire Lad]

Found today, growing on the lower branches of European Larch: -



Any help towards identification would be much appreciated.

Regards
Mike.

[oxycera]

I reckon that's a Ulota - and a great shot.
I've been 'mossing' quite a bit recently and feel that at last some progress has been made. Really hard work though.

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by oxycera

I reckon that's a Ulota - and a great shot.
I've been 'mossing' quite a bit recently and feel that at last some progress has been made. Really hard work though.

Brilliant !

I think you are spot on - Ulota crispa (Capsules narrowed just below mouth).

Looking at the British Bryological Society website it would seem that this is almost a certainty, seeing as my find was in Lancashire.

There would only have been one other possibility (considering the physical characteristics and location found), which would have been Ulota bruchii.

It is difficult to tell U.crispa and U.bruchii apart), but the capsules on U.bruchii look just slightly different, (i.e. tapering below the mouth).

It seems that I just happened to photograph it at the right time to clinch it as U.crispa.

Thanks for the reply - much appreciated.

Regards
Mike.

[oxycera]

I think you're right - I hadn't gone into that level of detail, but it looks good.

[PMG]

That's a little cracker and not one I have seen before - I shall be eyeing up larch a bit more often now!!! Thanks Mike and oxycera