Pulvigera lyellii (Hook. & Taylor) Plášek, Sawicki & Ochyra
(Lyell’s Bristle-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss)
FamilyORTHOTRICHACEAE (a family of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
OrderORTHOTRICHALES (an order of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss) :
1: Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss)
7 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on fallen Beech
Image 1: Plant - oblique viewImage 2: Plant - oblique view (2)Image 3: Plant - top viewImage 4: Leaf - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Plant - side view - enlargedImage 6: Plant - side view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Plant - side view - enlarged (3)Image 8: Stem - dry - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Stem - moist - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Stems - moist - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Leaf - base - top view - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Leaf cells and margin - mid-leaf - underside view - showing papillae - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Leaf cells and nerve - leaf base - top view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 14: Leaf cells - middle leaf - top view - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Leaf cells - mid-leaf - underside view - showing papillae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 16: Leaf cells - tip - top view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 17: Leaf portion - underside view - showing gemmae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Leaf portion - underside view - showing gemmae - microscope low magnification - white background (2)
2: Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss)
1 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Close-up - in rainImage 2: Close-up - in rain (2)Image 3: Close-up - in rain (3)Image 4: In situ - in rainImage 5: Side view - in rain
3: Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss)
26 Feb 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on small Oak, 1m above ground
Image 1: Close-up - in dry stateImage 2: In situ - dry stateImage 3: In situ - dry state (2)Image 4: In situ - dry state (3)Image 5: In situ - dry state (4)Image 6: Leaves - close-upImage 7: Leaves - close-up (2)Image 8: Lower leavesImage 9: Shoot tipImage 10: Gemmae - magnifiedImage 11: Gemmae - magnified (2)Image 12: Gemma - tip - magnifiedImage 13: Leaf base cells - magnifiedImage 14: Leaf cells and margin - magnifiedImage 15: Leaf cells - magnifiedImage 16: Leaf cells - magnified (2)Image 17: Leaf cells - mid-leaf - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf cells - near base - magnifiedImage 19: Leaf cells showing papillate surface - magnifiedImage 20: Leaf tip - magnifiedImage 21: Leaf with gemmae - magnifiedImage 22: Leaf with gemmae - magnified (2)Image 23: Leaf with gemmae - magnified (3)Image 24: Leaf with gemmae - magnified (4)

Pulvigera lyellii (Lyell’s Bristle-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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