Mosses Encyclopedia

Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-...

Brachythecium rutabulum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming rough mats typically 2–6 cm tall in generalist/ubiquitous. It is notable for glossy, robust, very common everywhere. This species...

Brachythecium rutabulum (Rough-stalked Feather-...

Brachythecium rutabulum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming rough mats typically 2–6 cm tall in generalist/ubiquitous. It is notable for glossy, robust, very common everywhere. This species...

Hylocomiastrum umbratum (Shaded Feather-moss)

Hylocomiastrum umbratum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hylocomiaceae, forming large, loosely pinnate, dark green wefts on shaded forest floor typically 5-15 cm tall in humid montane and boreal...

Hylocomiastrum umbratum (Shaded Feather-moss)

Hylocomiastrum umbratum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hylocomiaceae, forming large, loosely pinnate, dark green wefts on shaded forest floor typically 5-15 cm tall in humid montane and boreal...

Ctenidium molluscum (Comb-moss)

Ctenidium molluscum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hypnaceae, forming mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous rock/grassland. It is notable for strongly falcate leaves, calcareous indicator. This species...

Ctenidium molluscum (Comb-moss)

Ctenidium molluscum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hypnaceae, forming mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous rock/grassland. It is notable for strongly falcate leaves, calcareous indicator. This species...

Pterogonium gracile (Slender Wing-moss)

Pterogonium gracile is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Pterogoniaceae, forming stiff, dark green to golden-brown, pinnately branched mats on rock and bark typically 3-8 cm tall in exposed, dry...

Pterogonium gracile (Slender Wing-moss)

Pterogonium gracile is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Pterogoniaceae, forming stiff, dark green to golden-brown, pinnately branched mats on rock and bark typically 3-8 cm tall in exposed, dry...

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Elegant Beak-moss)

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming delicate, bright green, irregularly pinnate mats typically 1-4 cm tall in calcareous rock, shaded walls, soil in base-rich woodland,...

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Elegant Beak-moss)

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Brachytheciaceae, forming delicate, bright green, irregularly pinnate mats typically 1-4 cm tall in calcareous rock, shaded walls, soil in base-rich woodland,...

Lewinskya speciosa (Showy Bristle-moss)

Lewinskya speciosa is a acrocarpous moss of the family Orthotrichaceae, forming small, dark green cushions on bark of deciduous trees typically 1-3 cm tall in bark of deciduous trees (especially...

Lewinskya speciosa (Showy Bristle-moss)

Lewinskya speciosa is a acrocarpous moss of the family Orthotrichaceae, forming small, dark green cushions on bark of deciduous trees typically 1-3 cm tall in bark of deciduous trees (especially...