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Mosses

606 species

Field forklet moss

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,362
Scientific name
Dicranella staphylina

Greater Fork-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,279
Scientific name
Dicranum majus

Feathery Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,044
Scientific name
Sphagnum cuspidatum

Fringed Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,005
Scientific name
Sphagnum fimbriatum

Red Bog-moss

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,772
Scientific name
Sphagnum rubellum

Shining Hookeria

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
4,753
Scientific name
Hookeria lucens

Wavy Beard-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
4,738
Scientific name
Husnotiella sinuosa

Urn Haircap

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,682
Scientific name
Pogonatum urnigerum

Yellow Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
4,490
Scientific name
Homalothecium lutescens

Dwarf Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
4,434
Scientific name
Microeurhynchium pumilum

Dusky Beard-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
4,229
Scientific name
Geheebia lurida

Golden-head Moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,224
Scientific name
Breutelia chrysocoma

Variable Crisp-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,091
Scientific name
Trichostomum brachydontium

Water Screw-moss

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
3,728
Scientific name
Syntrichia latifolia

Blunt Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
3,573
Scientific name
Homalia trichomanoides

Woodsy Silk-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
3,549
Scientific name
Plagiothecium nemorale

Rambling Tail-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
3,488
Scientific name
Anomodon viticulosus

Soft Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,426
Scientific name
Sphagnum tenellum

Marsh Forklet-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,405
Scientific name
Diobelonella palustris

Black Rock-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,150
Scientific name
Andreaea rupestris

Straw Bristle-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
3,148
Scientific name
Orthotrichum stramineum

Large White-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,142
Scientific name
Leucobryum glaucum

Tree-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
3,106
Scientific name
Climacium dendroides

Northern Peatmoss

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,074
Scientific name
Sphagnum capillifolium

Olive Beard Moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
3,036
Scientific name
Geheebia tophacea