on boulder next to river above average waterline
On riverbank rocks tightly intergrown with other bryoophytes.
this plant was forming tight unbranched mats on a decaying long. the tips of these plants were naked ending with a ball of red gemmae. the sporophyts were sprouting from the stalks but some were at the tip.
On branch of rotten log next to willaby creek loop trail, Quinault, WA
We found this growing on the ground among leaf litter. There is a disagreement whether it is a moss or a vascular plant.
It kind of looks like a plagiothecium, but bigger. There does seem to be a root, though its short, so could be a rhizoid. It's stem is thick, with a clear costa/midrib visible to the naked eye. Leaves are thicker and longer than most mosses.
I vote on the side of vascular plant, but my colleague disagrees.
What do you think?