Mosses Encyclopedia

Leucobryum bowringii (Bowring White-moss)

Leucobryum bowringii is a acrocarpous moss of the family Leucobryaceae, forming whitish-green, dense cushions on soil and rock in East Asian forests typically 2-5 cm tall in shaded acidic soil,...

Leucobryum bowringii (Bowring White-moss)

Leucobryum bowringii is a acrocarpous moss of the family Leucobryaceae, forming whitish-green, dense cushions on soil and rock in East Asian forests typically 2-5 cm tall in shaded acidic soil,...

Dicranum scoparium (Broom Forkmoss)

Dicranum scoparium is a acrocarpous moss of the family Dicranaceae, forming tall turfs typically 3–10 cm tall in woodland/heath. It is notable for falcate-secund leaves, broom moss. This species is...

Dicranum scoparium (Broom Forkmoss)

Dicranum scoparium is a acrocarpous moss of the family Dicranaceae, forming tall turfs typically 3–10 cm tall in woodland/heath. It is notable for falcate-secund leaves, broom moss. This species is...

Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss)

Homalothecium sericeum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming mats typically 2–5 cm tall in tree bark/calcareous rock. It is notable for silky golden-green, plicate leaves. This species...

Homalothecium sericeum (Silky Wall Feather-moss)

Homalothecium sericeum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming mats typically 2–5 cm tall in tree bark/calcareous rock. It is notable for silky golden-green, plicate leaves. This species...

Dendroalsia abietina (Tree Skirt Moss)

Dendroalsia abietina is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Cryphaeaceae, forming dendroid (tree-like) fronds arising from creeping stolons on bark typically 3-8 cm tall in bark of deciduous and coniferous...

Dendroalsia abietina (Tree Skirt Moss)

Dendroalsia abietina is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Cryphaeaceae, forming dendroid (tree-like) fronds arising from creeping stolons on bark typically 3-8 cm tall in bark of deciduous and coniferous...

Cirriphyllum piliferum (Hair-pointed Feather-moss)

Cirriphyllum piliferum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming wefts typically 2–5 cm tall in woodland floor/grassland. It is notable for hair-pointed leaves, feathery branching. This species is...

Cirriphyllum piliferum (Hair-pointed Feather-moss)

Cirriphyllum piliferum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming wefts typically 2–5 cm tall in woodland floor/grassland. It is notable for hair-pointed leaves, feathery branching. This species is...

Hedwigia ciliata (White-tipped Hedwigia)

Hedwigia ciliata is a acrocarpous and rock moss of the family Hedwigiaceae, forming mats typically 1–3 cm tall in dry rock surfaces. It is notable for ecostate leaves, ciliate capsule...

Hedwigia ciliata (White-tipped Hedwigia)

Hedwigia ciliata is a acrocarpous and rock moss of the family Hedwigiaceae, forming mats typically 1–3 cm tall in dry rock surfaces. It is notable for ecostate leaves, ciliate capsule...