Mosses Encyclopedia

Hygrohypnum ochraceum (Ochre Water Moss)

Hygrohypnum ochraceum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming soft, ochre-green to yellowish-brown mats on wet rocks typically 2-8 cm tall in submerged or splash-zone rocks in acidic...

Hygrohypnum ochraceum (Ochre Water Moss)

Hygrohypnum ochraceum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming soft, ochre-green to yellowish-brown mats on wet rocks typically 2-8 cm tall in submerged or splash-zone rocks in acidic...

Rhacomitrium canescens (Hoary Fringe-moss)

Rhacomitrium canescens is a acrocarpous moss of the family Grimmiaceae, forming extensive, hoary, greyish-green mats on sandy and gravelly ground typically 2-8 cm tall in sandy heaths, stabilized dunes, gravel,...

Rhacomitrium canescens (Hoary Fringe-moss)

Rhacomitrium canescens is a acrocarpous moss of the family Grimmiaceae, forming extensive, hoary, greyish-green mats on sandy and gravelly ground typically 2-8 cm tall in sandy heaths, stabilized dunes, gravel,...

Dicranum polysetum (Wavy Forkmoss)

Dicranum polysetum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Dicranaceae, forming tall turfs typically 5–12 cm tall in boreal forest floor. It is notable for multiple sporophytes per plant. This...

Dicranum polysetum (Wavy Forkmoss)

Dicranum polysetum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Dicranaceae, forming tall turfs typically 5–12 cm tall in boreal forest floor. It is notable for multiple sporophytes per plant. This...

Riccia glauca (Glaucous Crystalwort)

Riccia glauca is a thalloid liverwort of the family Ricciaceae, forming small, pale glaucous-green rosettes on damp, bare soil typically 1-3 cm diameter tall in damp, bare, often calcareous arable...

Riccia glauca (Glaucous Crystalwort)

Riccia glauca is a thalloid liverwort of the family Ricciaceae, forming small, pale glaucous-green rosettes on damp, bare soil typically 1-3 cm diameter tall in damp, bare, often calcareous arable...

Sphagnum palustre (Blunt-leaved Bog Moss)

Sphagnum palustre is a peat moss found in wet woodland/poor fen, typically pale green/straw in color and forming colonies 2–20 cm tall. Large, robust, very common sphagnum As a member...

Sphagnum palustre (Blunt-leaved Bog Moss)

Sphagnum palustre is a peat moss found in wet woodland/poor fen, typically pale green/straw in color and forming colonies 2–20 cm tall. Large, robust, very common sphagnum As a member...

Timmia megapolitana (Great Timmia Moss)

Timmia megapolitana is a acrocarpous moss of the family Timmiaceae, forming tall, robust tufts with large, sheathing leaves on base-rich substrates typically 3-8 cm tall in base-rich, often calcareous soil...

Timmia megapolitana (Great Timmia Moss)

Timmia megapolitana is a acrocarpous moss of the family Timmiaceae, forming tall, robust tufts with large, sheathing leaves on base-rich substrates typically 3-8 cm tall in base-rich, often calcareous soil...