Mosses Encyclopedia

Bartramia ithyphylla (Stiff Apple-moss)

Bartramia ithyphylla is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bartramiaceae, forming erect tufts with stiffly straight leaves and white basal sheathing typically 2-5 cm tall in acidic rock ledges, thin...

Bartramia ithyphylla (Stiff Apple-moss)

Bartramia ithyphylla is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bartramiaceae, forming erect tufts with stiffly straight leaves and white basal sheathing typically 2-5 cm tall in acidic rock ledges, thin...

Drepanocladus polygamus (Variable Hook-moss)

Drepanocladus polygamus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous wet ground. It is notable for less hooked than D. aduncus, calcareous....

Drepanocladus polygamus (Variable Hook-moss)

Drepanocladus polygamus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous wet ground. It is notable for less hooked than D. aduncus, calcareous....

Meesia triquetra (Three-ranked Bog Moss)

Meesia triquetra is a acrocarpous moss of the family Meesiaceae, forming erect, dark green tufts with distinctly tristichous (3-ranked) leaves in rich fens typically 3-10 cm tall in rich fens,...

Meesia triquetra (Three-ranked Bog Moss)

Meesia triquetra is a acrocarpous moss of the family Meesiaceae, forming erect, dark green tufts with distinctly tristichous (3-ranked) leaves in rich fens typically 3-10 cm tall in rich fens,...

Polytrichum juniperinum (Juniper Haircap Moss)

Polytrichum juniperinum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Polytrichaceae, forming compact turfs typically 2–10 cm tall in dry heath/disturbed. It is notable for blue-green, incurved entire margins. This species...

Polytrichum juniperinum (Juniper Haircap Moss)

Polytrichum juniperinum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Polytrichaceae, forming compact turfs typically 2–10 cm tall in dry heath/disturbed. It is notable for blue-green, incurved entire margins. This species...

Bazzania trilobata (Greater Whipwort)

Bazzania trilobata is a leafy liverwort of the family Lepidoziaceae, forming robust, dark green, pinnately branched wefts typically 5-15 cm tall in humid montane forests, shaded acidic rocks, decaying logs...

Bazzania trilobata (Greater Whipwort)

Bazzania trilobata is a leafy liverwort of the family Lepidoziaceae, forming robust, dark green, pinnately branched wefts typically 5-15 cm tall in humid montane forests, shaded acidic rocks, decaying logs...

Orthotrichum affine (Wood Bristle-moss)

Orthotrichum affine is a acrocarpous and epiphytic moss of the family Orthotrichaceae, forming cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in tree bark/rock. It is notable for immersed capsule, common epiphyte. This...

Orthotrichum affine (Wood Bristle-moss)

Orthotrichum affine is a acrocarpous and epiphytic moss of the family Orthotrichaceae, forming cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in tree bark/rock. It is notable for immersed capsule, common epiphyte. This...