365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Rainforest Microcosm
Day 136: The forests of the Pacific Northwest are rich with moisture-loving plants, and none fits that description as well as moss (generically speaking). Both the "leaves" and sporophytes have evolved in such a manner that they hold drops of water (rain or dew), allowing the plants to utilize dissolved nutrients. Truly, a patch of moss is a microecology unto itself. The sporophytes shown here are approximately one inch tall.
Labels:
microecology,
moss,
sporophytes,
T Woods
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