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Plantlife Scotland has carried out an emergency translocation of a rare moss Aspen Bristle Moss Nyholmiella gymnostoma after a fallen Aspen tree put the species’ Scottish population at risk.

Without intervention, the moss on this tree would die as the bark deteriorated and other mosses outcompeted it, creating a time-critical chance to test whether it could be translocated.

The moss, which is known at just three sites in Scotland, was moved onto nearby living trees after a storm brought down an Aspen supporting as much as 5% of the known Scottish population.

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[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How can you tell it is an Aspen?