List of mosses of Great Britain and Ireland

A list of the mosses of Britain and Ireland.

List

Abietinella abietina – fir tamarisk-moss Acaulon muticum – rounded pygmy-moss Acaulon triquetrum – triangular pygmy-moss Alleniella complanata – flat Neckera Aloina aloides – common aloe-moss Aloina ambigua – tall aloe-moss Aloina brevirostris – short-beaked aloe-moss Aloina rigida – rigid aloe-moss Amblyodon dealbatus – short-tooth hump-moss Amblystegium confervoides – tiny feather-moss Amblystegium humile – constricted feather-moss Amblystegium radicale – swamp feather-moss Amblystegium serpens – creeping feather-moss Amphidium lapponicum – Lapland yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii – Mougeot's yoke-moss Andreaea alpestris – slender rock-moss Andreaea blyttii – Blytt's rock-moss Andreaea frigida – icy rock-moss Andreaea megistospora – big-spored rock-moss Andreaea mutabilis – changeable rock-moss Andreaea nivalis – snow rock-moss Andreaea rothii – dusky rock-moss Andreaea rupestris – black rock-moss Andreaea sinuosa – small-spored rock-moss Anoectangium aestivum – summer-moss Anomobryum julaceum – slender silver-moss Anomodon longifolius – long-leaved tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus – rambling tail-moss Antitrichia curtipendula – pendulous wing-moss Aongstroemia longipes – sprig-moss Aplodon wormskjoldii – carrion-moss Archidium alternifolium – clay earth-moss Arctoa blyttii – Blytt's fork-moss Arctoa fulvella – Arctic fork-moss Atrichum angustatum – lesser smoothcap Atrichum crispum – fountain smoothcap Atrichum tenellum – slender smoothcap Atrichum undulatum – common smoothcap Aulacomnium androgynum – bud-headed groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre – bog groove-moss Aulacomnium turgidum – mountain groove-moss Barbula convoluta – lesser bird's-claw beard-moss Barbula unguiculata – bird's-claw beard-moss Bartramia halleriana – Haller's apple-moss Bartramia ithyphylla – straight-leaved apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis – common apple-moss Bartramia stricta – upright apple-moss Blindia acuta – sharp-leaved blindia Blindia caespiticia – dwarf blindia Brachydontium trichodes – bristle-leaf Brachythecium albicans – whitish feather-moss Brachythecium appleyardiae – Appleyard's feather-moss Brachythecium erythrorrhizon – redfoot feather-moss Brachythecium glaciale – snow feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum – streaky feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum – sand feather-moss Brachythecium plumosum – rusty feather-moss Brachythecium populeum – matted feather-moss Brachythecium reflexum – reflexed feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare – river feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum – rough-stalked feather-moss Brachythecium salebrosum – smooth-stalk feather-moss Brachythecium starkei – Starke's feather-moss Brachythecium trachypodium – Lawers feather-moss Brachythecium velutinum – velvet feather-moss Breutelia chrysocoma – golden-head moss Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum – Scottish beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens – rufous beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum – red beard-moss Bryum alpinum – alpine thread-moss Bryum argenteum – silver-moss Bryum dixonii – Dixon's thread-moss Bryum gemmiparum – Welsh thread-moss Bryum imbricatum – small-mouthed thread-moss Bryum radiculosum – wall thread-moss Bryum riparium – river thread-moss Buxbaumia aphylla – brown shield-moss Buxbaumia viridis – green shield-moss Callicladium imponens – pellucid plait-moss Calliergon cordifolium – heart-leaved spear-moss Calliergon giganteum – giant spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata – pointed spear-moss Calliergonella lindbergii – lindberg's plait-moss Calyptrochaeta apiculata – southern Hookeria Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus – golden feather-moss Campyliadelphus elodes – fine-leaved marsh feather-moss Campylium protensum – dull starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum – yellow starry feather-moss Campylophyllum calcareum – chalk feather-moss Campylophyllum halleri – haller's feather-moss Campylopus atrovirens – bristly swan-neck moss Campylopus brevipilus – compact swan-neck moss Campylopus flexuosus – rusty swan-neck moss Campylopus fragilis – brittle swan-neck moss Campylopus gracilis – Schwarz's swan-neck moss Campylopus introflexus – heath star moss Campylopus pilifer – stiff swan-neck moss Campylopus pyriformis – dwarf swan-neck moss Campylopus schimperi – Schimper's swan-neck moss Campylopus setifolius – silky swan-neck moss Campylopus shawii – Shaw's swan-neck moss Campylopus subporodictyon – rusty bow-moss Campylopus subulatus – awl-leaved swan-neck moss Campylostelium saxicola – bent-moss Catoscopium nigritum – down-looking moss Ceratodon conicus – scarce redshank Ceratodon purpureus – redshank Cheilothela chloropus – rabbit moss Cinclidium stygium – lurid cupola-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides – smaller lattice-moss Cinclidotus riparius – fountain lattice-moss Cirriphyllum cirrosum – tendril feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium – beech feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum – hair-pointed feather-moss Climacium dendroides – tree-moss Conardia compacta – compact feather-moss Conostomum tetragonum – helmet-moss Coscinodon cribrosus – sieve-tooth moss Cratoneuron curvicaule – bent-stem hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum – fern-leaved hook-moss Cryphaea heteromalla – lateral cryphaea Ctenidium molluscum – chalk comb-moss Ctenidium procerrimum – alpine comb-moss Cyclodictyon laetevirens – bright-green cave-moss Cynodontium fallax – false dog-tooth Cynodontium jenneri – Jenner's dog-tooth Cynodontium polycarpon – many-fruited dog-tooth Cynodontium strumiferum – strumose dog-tooth Cynodontium tenellum – delicate dog-tooth Daltonia splachnoides – Irish Daltonia Dendrocryphaea lamyana – multi-fruited cryphaea Dialytrichia mucronata – pointed lattice-moss Dichodontium flavescens – yellowish fork-moss Dichodontium palustre – marsh forklet-moss Dichodontium pellucidum – transparent fork-moss Dicranella cerviculata – red-neck forklet-moss Dicranella crispa – curl-leaved forklet-moss Dicranella grevilleana – Greville's forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla – silky forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens – rufous forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana – Schreber's forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina – field forklet-moss Dicranella subulata – awl-leaved forklet-moss Dicranella varia – variable forklet-moss Dicranodontium asperulum – orange bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum – beaked bow-moss Dicranodontium uncinatum – curve-leaved bow-moss Dicranoweisia cirrata – common pincushion Dicranoweisia crispula – mountain pincushion Dicranum bergeri – waved fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii – crisped fork-moss Dicranum elongatum – dense fork-moss Dicranum flagellare – whip fork-moss Dicranum flexicaule – bendy fork-moss Dicranum fuscescens – dusky fork-moss Dicranum leioneuron – fuzzy fork-moss Dicranum majus – greater fork-moss Dicranum montanum – mountain fork-moss Dicranum polysetum – rugose fork-moss Dicranum scoparium – broom fork-moss Dicranum scottianum – Scott's fork-moss Dicranum spurium – rusty fork-moss Dicranum tauricum – fragile fork-moss Didymodon acutus – pointed beard-moss Didymodon australasiae – shady beard-moss Didymodon cordatus – cordate beard-moss Didymodon fallax – fallacious beard-moss Didymodon ferrugineus – rusty beard-moss Didymodon glaucus – glaucous beard-moss Didymodon icmadophilus – slender beard-moss Didymodon insulanus – cylindric beard-moss Didymodon luridus – dusky beard-moss Didymodon mamillosus – Perthshire beard-moss Didymodon maximus – Irish beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii – Nicholson's beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus – rigid beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus – wavy beard-moss Didymodon spadiceus – brown beard-moss Didymodon tomaculosus – sausage beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus – olive beard-moss Didymodon vinealis – soft-tufted beard-moss Diphyscium foliosum – nut-moss Discelium nudum – flag-moss Distichium capillaceum – fine Distichium Distichium inclinatum – inclined Distichium Ditrichum cornubicum – Cornish path-moss Ditrichum flexicaule – bendy ditrichum Ditrichum gracile – slender ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum – curve-leaved ditrichum Ditrichum lineare – dark ditrichum Ditrichum plumbicola – lead-moss Ditrichum pusillum – brown ditrichum Ditrichum subulatum – awl-leaved ditrichum Ditrichum zonatum – alpine ditrichum Drepanocladus aduncus – Kneiff's hook-moss Drepanocladus lycopodioides – large hook-moss Drepanocladus polygamus – fertile feather-moss Drepanocladus sendtneri – chalk hook-moss Drepanocladus trifarius – three-ranked spear-moss Encalypta alpina – alpine extinguisher-moss Encalypta brevicollis – white-mouthed extinguisher-moss Encalypta ciliata – fringed extinguisher-moss Encalypta rhaptocarpa – ribbed extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa – spiral extinguisher-moss Encalypta vulgaris – common extinguisher-moss Entodon concinnus – Montagne's cylinder-moss Entosthodon attenuatus – thin cord-moss Entosthodon fascicularis – Hasselquist's hyssop Entosthodon muhlenbergii – Muhlenberg's cord-moss Entosthodon obtusus – blunt cord-moss Entosthodon pulchellus – pretty cord-moss Ephemerum cohaerens – clustered earth-moss Ephemerum minutissimum – minute earth-moss Ephemerum recurvifolium – strap-leaved earth-moss Ephemerum serratum – serrated earth-moss Ephemerum sessile – sessile earth-moss Ephemerum stellatum – starry earth-moss Epipterygium tozeri – Tozer's thread-moss Eucladium verticillatum – whorled tufa-moss Eurhynchium meridionale – Portland feather-moss Eurhynchium pulchellum – elegant feather-moss Eurhynchium striatulum – lesser striated feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum – common striated feather-moss Fissidens adianthoides – maidenhair pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides – lesser pocket-moss Fissidens celticus – Welsh pocket-moss Fissidens crassipes – fatfoot pocket-moss Fissidens curnovii – Curnow's pocket-moss Fissidens curvatus – Portuguese pocket-moss Fissidens dubius – rock pocket-moss Fissidens exiguus – tiny pocket-moss Fissidens exilis – slender pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius – narrow-leaved pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus – short-leaved pocket-moss Fissidens limbatus – Herzog's pocket-moss Fissidens monguillonii – Atlantic pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides – purple-stalked pocket-moss Fissidens polyphyllus – many-leaved pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus – petty pocket-moss Fissidens rivularis – river pocket-moss Fissidens rufulus – beck pocket-moss Fissidens serrulatus – large Atlantic pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius – common pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus – green pocket-moss Fontinalis antipyretica – greater water-moss Fontinalis squamosa – alpine water-moss Funaria hygrometrica – common cord-moss Gemmabryum dichotomum – bicoloured Bryum Gemmabryum gemmiferum – small-bud Bryum Gemmabryum gemmilucens – yellow-bud Bryum Gemmabryum klinggraeffii – raspberry Bryum Gemmabryum ruderale – pea Bryum Gemmabryum sauteri – Sauter's thread-moss Gemmabryum violaceum – pill Bryum Glyphomitrium daviesii – black-tufted moss Grimmia anodon – toothless Grimmia Grimmia arenaria – sand Grimmia Grimmia atrata – copper Grimmia Grimmia crinita – hedgehog Grimmia Grimmia decipiens – great Grimmia Grimmia donniana – Donn's Grimmia Grimmia elatior – large Grimmia Grimmia elongata – brown Grimmia Grimmia funalis – string Grimmia Grimmia hartmanii – hartman's Grimmia Grimmia incurva – black Grimmia Grimmia laevigata – hoary Grimmia Grimmia longirostris – north Grimmia Grimmia montana – sun Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis – round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia ovalis – flat-rock Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata – grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia ramondii – spreading-leaved Grimmia Grimmia tergestina – dapple-mouthed Grimmia Grimmia torquata – twisted Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla – hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia ungeri – alpine Grimmia Grimmia unicolor – dingy Grimmia