Chalk Rock-bristle - Seligeria calcarea
The short (less than 1 mm), bluntly pointed leaves of Seligeria calcarea are its most distinctive feature. It is a minute (shoots up to 2 mm tall) species growing in thin, bristly mats. Capsules are common, with a relatively large, egg-shaped capsule held well clear of the leaves on a short, straight seta. The capsule has a peristome.
Shaded chalk faces and stones, especially in chalk pits. Occasionally on oolitic limestone.
All year round.
Mainly found in south eastern Britain.
Rare or rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland
David Nicholls
Stonesby Quarry
25 March 2017
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Species profile
- Common names
- Chalk Rock-bristle
- Species group:
- moss
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Grimmiales
- Family:
- Seligeriaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 25/03/2017 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 25/03/2017 (Nicholls, David)
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