Burned Out Bonfire-moss

This is Bonfire-moss (Funaria hygrometrica) which has now come to its end leaving this deep red colour.

Rear garden, Staffordshire, England. June 2017.

06/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Macro Photography, Mosses & Liverworts, Nature Photography, Photography, Plants, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Bonfire-moss, Bonfire-moss Funaria hygrometrica, Funaria hygrometrica, Macro, Macro Photography, Moss, Mosses, Mosses & Liverworts, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Plants, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 7 Comments

7 thoughts on “Burned Out Bonfire-moss”

It’s easy to see where it got its name. The color is beautiful. Is it as crisp as it appears? It may be that its resemblance to autumn leaves makes me think it should be dry and crumbly.

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Pete Hillman says:

Jun 12, 2017 at pm

It is dry now for it has run its course. Usually it is green when flourishing, but now we have this lovely red as its time is at an end, which is a first for me to see.

Via the link you can see how it was:
https://petehillmansnaturephotography.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/alien-forest-in-a-plant-pot/

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