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Mosses

606 species

Dotted Thyme-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
11,029
Scientific name
Rhizomnium punctatum

Chalk Comb-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
10,936
Scientific name
Ctenidium molluscum

Common Cord-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
10,099
Scientific name
Funaria hygrometrica

Waved Silk-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
10,043
Scientific name
Plagiothecium undulatum

Juniper Haircap

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
9,683
Scientific name
Polytrichum juniperinum

Green Yoke-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
8,938
Scientific name
Zygodon viridissimus

Big Shaggy-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
8,933
Scientific name
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus

Lustrous Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,781
Scientific name
Sphagnum subnitens

Marsh Bryum

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,764
Scientific name
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum

Bog Groove-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,719
Scientific name
Aulacomnium palustre

Rusty Swan-neck Moss

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
8,651
Scientific name
Campylopus flexuosus

Woolly Fringe-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,619
Scientific name
Racomitrium lanuginosum

Common Haircap

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,142
Scientific name
Polytrichum commune

Cow-horn Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,999
Scientific name
Sphagnum denticulatum

Flat Neckera

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
7,833
Scientific name
Alleniella complanata

Greater Water-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,753
Scientific name
Fontinalis antipyretica

False Beard Moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
7,207
Scientific name
Geheebia fallax

Papillose Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,168
Scientific name
Sphagnum papillosum

Common Pottia

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
7,130
Scientific name
Tortula truncata

Bristly Haircap

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,005
Scientific name
Polytrichum piliferum

Aloe Haircap

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
6,983
Scientific name
Pogonatum aloides

Rusty Feather-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,519
Scientific name
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum

Lesser Yoke-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
6,411
Scientific name
Zygodon conoideus

Cape Thread-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
6,160
Scientific name
Orthodontium lineare

Rock Pocket-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
6,047
Scientific name
Fissidens dubius

Juicy Silk-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
5,833
Scientific name
Plagiothecium succulentum

Tender Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
5,821
Scientific name
Rhynchostegiella tenella

Red Beard-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
5,799
Scientific name
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum