Articles by Philippa Thompson

Species Focus - Leucobryum sp.

There are about 850 taxa of mosses and liverworts in Wales, a substantial proportion of the bryophytes species that are found in the whole of Europe. Many of these species thrive in the comparatively warm, wet climate of North Wales but because they are so small they tend to be overlooked. One group that are recognisable are the Leucobryums or ‘White’ Mosses. They form dense cushions and hummocks ...