Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) represent a completely different solution to the evolutionary problem of living on land. They lack the complex vascular system that has made the so-called “taller plants” so successful, but they have evolved complex solutions that will surprise you. Ken Kellman will show us how to recognize this important group of plants with a short presentation, and then we will spend the rest of the evening looking closely at many common bryophytes from the Central Coast.
Ken Kellman met his first bryophyte in 1995 during a vascular plant survey of Quail Hollow Ranch in Santa Cruz County. It did not take long for him to abandon normal botanizing in pursuit of these tiny plants. He has published A Catalog of the Mosses of Santa Cruz County and is now collecting for a similar project in Monterey and San Mateo Counties. His explorations have revealed several species new to science, and many more new to the Central Coast and the state. He is an instructor at the Jepson Herbarium weekend workshops in Bryology.
Tue Sep 17 Online Plant Sale |
Wed Sep 18 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Talk: CNPS SCV 2023-2024 Research Scholarship Projects |
Thu Sep 19 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM CNPS SCV Board Meeting |
Fri Sep 20 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Friday Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Sep 21 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sat Sep 21 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
Sat Sep 21 @10:00AM - 01:00PM California Nutmeg Tree Hike at Villa Montalvo (Saratoga) |
Sun Sep 22 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Bird and Plant ID Walk at Lake Cunningham Park (San Jose) |
Sun Sep 22 @ 1:00PM - 03:00PM Seed and Cutting Exchange + Plant Sale Pickup |
Tue Sep 24 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM Native Plant ID |