Mossy Glen
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Mossy Glen
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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A magical summer day with these soft and seemingly ancient boulders, along a magnificent blue as the sky lake. Added textures for interest and atmosphere. About moss: per Wikipedia: While mosses often grow on trees as epiphytes, they are never parasitic on the tree. Since moss gametophytes have no vascular system to transport water through the plant or waterproofing systems to prevent tissue water from evaporating, they must have a damp environment in which to grow, and a surrounding of liquid water to reproduce. Since mosses are autotrophic they require enough sunlight to conduct photosynthesis.[16] Shade tolerance varies by species, just as it does with higher plants. In most areas, mosses grow chiefly in areas of dampness and shade, such as wooded areas and at the edges of streams; but they can grow anywhere in cool damp cloudy climates, and some species are adapted to sunny, seasonally dry areas like alpine rocks or stabilized sand dunes.
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January 5th, 2023
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