BryophytesA group of ancient non-flowering plants that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts. More are a group of ancient non-flowering plants that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Some are found in damp and sheltered environments. Others have adapted to extreme conditions such as heat and drought. They can be found everywhere, from lawns and walls to dunes and rivers. One group of mosses is even found on Devon’s toxic copper mine spoil heaps.
Tiny bryophytesA group of ancient non-flowering plants that includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts. More are often overlooked but play a vital environmental role. They absorb carbon, hold water, help to create peat bogs and provide habitatsThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More for microorganismsAn organism that can be seen only through a microscope. More. Because they’re sensitive to pollution and changes in their habitatThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More, many speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More are helpful indicators of a healthy environment.
Devon’s diverse range of habitatsThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More and mild and wet climate mean around two-thirds of the UK’s 1,000 speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More of bryophyte are found here. Thirty-five speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More are listed as Devon SpeciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More of Conservation Concern. 11 of these are identified as Focus SpeciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More that need specific action or attention.
For this strategy the 11 Focus SpeciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More have been put into six groups based on their habitatThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More requirements. However, these groups don’t include the peat bogs, valley mires and fens which are some of Devon’s most valuable bryophyte habitatsThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More. These habitatsThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More are largely found on Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Pebblebed Heaths and in the Blackdown Hills.
Wet peat habitatsThe natural environment in which an animal, plant or other organism lives. More are particularly important for Sphagnum communities, which have a colourful array of different speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More. Some of the most critical are fed by base-rich groundwater and these may have scarce speciesA group of similar organisms that can breed and exchange genes. More, including rigid bogmoss (Sphagnum teres) and slender cow-horn bogmoss (Sphagnum subsecundum).
In Devon, we have a particular responsibility for the many-leaved pocketmoss, rabbit moss and large Atlantic pocketmoss, which are classed as Devon Special SpeciesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing..