BBS Spring Meeting 06. - 11. April 2025 Freiburg
Organized by Michael Lueth, Konrad Greinwald and Susanne Amann
Thank you to Philippa Thompson for helping with the administration
The group: Jan, Philippa, Lil, Christian, Wendy, Michael, Pete, Susanne, Jo, Nick, Konrad, Cassandra, Peter, Bent
6. April - Excursion to Kaiserstuhl, Schelingen and Oberbergen
The
way through oak and beech forest to the Ohrberg
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Mannia
fragrans, at the only remaining site in Kaiserstuhl
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Another slope, with vulcanic rocks.
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Beautiful Crossidium squamiferum, is so tactile! |
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7. April - Several stops at Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg
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small
plants with broad nerv and curving hairpoint
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Above
Boetzingen we visit a perfect place for
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Our
group was in a good mood.
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On
the Schneckenberg above Achkarren
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At
the end of the day we stopped at Tuniberg
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and were looking for Pterygoneurum subsessile. We found it.
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8. April - Istein, Muenstertal Teufelsgrund and Freiburg Mooswald
Isteiner
Schwellen, limestone rocks in the river Rhein.
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The
northernmost occurrence of the mediterrane Bryum gemmiparum.
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For
lunch we stop at the Isteiner Klotz, where we can see how high the water
of Rhine was in the past.
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Grimmia
tergestina with thick and stiff hairpoint.
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The next stop was a very steep slope above Muenstertal in an old minimg area.
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One more stop for this day, at the Mooswald, an old forest in the west of Freiburg,
with
some spots of Dicranum viride,
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9. April - Utzenfluh, Praeg and Herrenschwand
While
we spent the last few days more or less in the plains, we now went to
the middle mountain areas. We start at the Utzenfluh above the village
Utzenfeld, near Todtnau.
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On
the sunny rocks were many cushions of Grimmia montana
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the men.
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Philippa
and Lil tested how comfortable it is to drive in the back of our bus.
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After
lunch we recognized, that there were many interesting bryophytes around.
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Schistidium
spinosum, a species, that is worldwide threatened with extinction.
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Our next place was Herrengschwand.
On
spruce in a young plantation grows surpisingly a lot of Orthotrichum,
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In
order to visit a mountain pasture, we had to complete some sporting
activities in advance.
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In
that mountain pasture there are many pile of stones, that are typical
for this region.
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On
and between the stones grows some rare mosses, like
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and
Grimmia incurva.
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10. April - Feldberg
This excursion brought us on top of the highest mountain of Germany outside the Alps. The Feldberg, that is 1493 m, is home to a number of arctic-alpine bryophytes. |
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After
a successful day in the high, we went back down to Freiburg.
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11. April - Several stops at Gundelfingen, Glottertal, Waldkirch and Tennenbach
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Konrad
has worked with his students in this places and gave us an introduction
in the species.
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Also
interesting, the rare Myosurus minimus.
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The next stop was Raenke in Glottertal,
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The next and last stop was Tennenbach, a valley that once housed a large monastery, of which only a small chapel remains today. The geology of this area is red sandstone, a special ground for bryophytes.
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On
steep slope with beech forest on sandstone
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and
Sematophyllum demissum.
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On
wet rock walls and humid soil next to the small stream
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Calypogeia arguta. |
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A
final check for the data,
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then
we move to the old restaurant Engel, which dates back to the time of
Napoleon Bonapart,
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In the hunting room, we enjoyed a tender roast venison with cranberries. We reflected on an eventful week, the end of which also brought some little melancholy. |
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