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Mosses

606 species

Smaller White-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,041
Scientific name
Leucobryum juniperoideum

Crisped Fork-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
989
Scientific name
Dicranum bonjeanii

Floating Hook-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
983
Scientific name
Warnstorfia fluitans

Blunt Cord-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
979
Scientific name
Entosthodon obtusus

Tall Thyme-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
976
Scientific name
Plagiomnium elatum

Twiggy Spear-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
971
Scientific name
Sarmentypnum sarmentosum

Twisted Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
968
Scientific name
Sphagnum contortum

Common Bladder-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
934
Scientific name
Physcomitrium pyriforme

Green Shield-moss

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
897
Scientific name
Buxbaumia viridis

Varnished Hook-moss

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
873
Scientific name
Hamatocaulis vernicosus

Flexuous Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
855
Scientific name
Sphagnum flexuosum

Beaked Bow-moss

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
851
Scientific name
Dicranodontium denudatum

Opal Thread-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
839
Scientific name
Pohlia cruda

Sea Bryum

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
832
Scientific name
Ptychostomum warneum

Large Hook-moss

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
791
Scientific name
Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Squirrel-tail Moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
762
Scientific name
Leucodon sciuroides

Rufous Beard-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
731
Scientific name
Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens

Marsh Thyme-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
727
Scientific name
Plagiomnium ellipticum

Park Yoke-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
708
Scientific name
Zygodon rupestris

Fine Bog-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
692
Scientific name
Sphagnum angustifolium

Welsh Pocket-moss

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
684
Scientific name
Fissidens celticus

Upright Pottia

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
677
Scientific name
Microbryum rectum