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Mosses

606 species

Showy Feather-moss

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
671
Scientific name
Oxyrrhynchium speciosum

String Grimmia

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
667
Scientific name
Grimmia funalis

River Bristle-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
663
Scientific name
Orthotrichum rivulare

Yellowish Fork-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
663
Scientific name
Dichodontium flavescens

Thin Cord-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
648
Scientific name
Entosthodon attenuatus

Alpine Rock-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
640
Scientific name
Andreaea hookeri

Giant Spear-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
637
Scientific name
Calliergon giganteum

Cruet Collar-moss

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
617
Scientific name
Splachnum ampullaceum

Hartman's Grimmia

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
616
Scientific name
Grimmia hartmanii

Shaded Wood-moss

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
576
Scientific name
Hylocomiastrum umbratum

Clint Crisp-moss

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
564
Scientific name
Tortella densa

Fine-leaved Leskea

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
549
Scientific name
Orthothecium intricatum

Rusty Beard-moss

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
539
Scientific name
Geheebia ferruginea

Pendulous Wing-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
537
Scientific name
Antitrichia curtipendula

Slender Cruet-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
532
Scientific name
Tetraplodon mnioides

Drooping Bryum

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
518
Scientific name
Ptychostomum compactum

Western Brook-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
518
Scientific name
Pseudohygrohypnum eugyrium

Greater Streak-moss

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
507
Scientific name
Rhabdoweisia crenulata

Heim's Pottia

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
500
Scientific name
Hennediella heimii

Yellow Thread-moss

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
500
Scientific name
Pohlia lutescens

Tall Pottia

Peak month
December
Records since 2000
497
Scientific name
Tortula protobryoides

Neat Silk-moss

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
485
Scientific name
Isopterygiella pulchella

Twisted Grimmia

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
478
Scientific name
Grimmia torquata