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Whiskeytown National Recreational AreaMosses growing on rocks near Brandy Creek
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Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
Mosses and Liverworts
Bryophytes growing on boulders
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Bryophytes growing in Whiskeytown's high elevations.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts (collectively called bryophytes) are non-vascular plants and do not produce seeds or flowers. Mosses can be seen in many wet areas of the park growing on trees, rocks, and the ground. In 2003 the SOBEFREE retreat (conducted by the Bryolab at University of California Berkeley) came to Whiskeytown to inventory bryophytes and educate graduate students in conducting field inventory research. During this weekend trip, more than 150 readily identified species were found in the park.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
First Lieutenant James W. Forsyth was Capt. George E. Pickett's second in command on San Juan Island. Forsyth would become a brigadier general in the Civil War and go on to command the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Wounded Knee Creek in 1890.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST