Mosaic Bark

[RomanK]

This morning have found a kind of specific bark. It seems like decorticated lepidodendron bark but you can see two thin lepidodendron branch inclusions.

Other remarkable thing is combination of stalk and big leaf. A bit similar to Bruno's example he posted yesterday.

in large

Edited September 13, 2009 by RomanK

[Auspex]

Nice find, Roman!

On the leaf plate, there are a couple very interesting "feathery" whorls also.

[RomanK]

Nice find, Roman!

On the leaf plate, there are a couple very interesting "feathery" whorls also.

My understanding is that there are some different fern stalks mixed in the specimen. Difficult to say whether they are connected or not.

[RomanK]

I feel kind of concern after posting of my specimen.

What probability is that three thin lepidodendron branches get just in three consistent furrows at the stem bark?? Quite low.

If possibility is quite low what is it

Somebody has any explanation?

[Plantguy]

Romank, very interesting question you pose--certainly an interesting picture. I wonder if you are simply seeing some inner level within the bark where alternating leaf scars/vertical ribbing exists? Sounds like a question for Bruno...I wonder if he has seen a similar example. Regards, Chris

[RomanK]

Romank, very interesting question you pose--certainly an interesting picture. I wonder if you are simply seeing some inner level within the bark where alternating leaf scars/vertical ribbing exists? Sounds like a question for Bruno...I wonder if he has seen a similar example. Regards, Chris

Hi Chris, possibly you are right, in botanical sense picture I have drawn means nothing. Sometimes you can find unusual thing, it seems the explanation doesn't exist.

Edited September 15, 2009 by RomanK