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Mosses

606 species

Common Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
44,396
Scientific name
Kindbergia praelonga

Springy Turf-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
37,320
Scientific name
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Pointed Spear-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
32,268
Scientific name
Calliergonella cuspidata

Wood Bristle-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
26,382
Scientific name
Lewinskya affinis

Neat Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
24,718
Scientific name
Pseudoscleropodium purum

Wall Screw-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
24,717
Scientific name
Tortula muralis

Broom Fork-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
23,139
Scientific name
Dicranum scoparium

Redshank [moss]

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
21,994
Scientific name
Ceratodon purpureus

Heath Plait-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
21,593
Scientific name
Hypnum jutlandicum

Common Pocket-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
19,854
Scientific name
Fissidens taxifolius

Silver-moss

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
18,165
Scientific name
Bryum argenteum

Bank Haircap

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
18,136
Scientific name
Polytrichum formosum

Heath Star Moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
17,406
Scientific name
Campylopus introflexus

Silky Forklet-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
16,885
Scientific name
Dicranella heteromalla

Common Smoothcap

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
14,629
Scientific name
Atrichum undulatum

Mouse-tail Moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
13,215
Scientific name
Pseudisothecium myosuroides

Common Pincushion

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
13,176
Scientific name
Dicranoweisia cirrata

Elegant Silk-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
11,892
Scientific name
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

River Feather-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
11,799
Scientific name
Brachythecium rivulare

Thickpoint Grimmia

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
11,680
Scientific name
Schistidium crassipilum

Lesser Pocket-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
11,582
Scientific name
Fissidens bryoides

Frizzled Pincushion

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
11,282
Scientific name
Plenogemma phyllantha

Little Shaggy-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
11,231
Scientific name
Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Supine Plait-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
11,134
Scientific name
Hypnum resupinatum