Ian Jeffrey
@iancjeffrey.bsky.social
Doctoral candidate studying temperate rainforest bryophytes at Edge Hill University
The leaves of the moss Dicranodontium denudatum break off easily and act as vegetative propagules. They are very "sticky" too, at least when wet. Was perhaps an even more efficient method of dispersal when more large animals like deer, boar, and moose roamed our woodlands. @bbsbryology.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The leaves of the moss Dicranodontium denudatum break off easily and act as vegetative propagules. They are very "sticky" too, at least when wet. Was perhaps an even more efficient method of dispersal when more large animals like deer, boar, and moose roamed our woodlands. @bbsbryology.bsky.social