Mosses Encyclopedia

Ptychomitrium sinense (Chinese Ptychomitrium)

Ptychomitrium sinense is a acrocarpous moss of the family Ptychomitriaceae, forming small, dark green, dense cushions on exposed rock typically 1-3 cm tall in exposed siliceous rock faces and boulders...

Ptychomitrium sinense (Chinese Ptychomitrium)

Ptychomitrium sinense is a acrocarpous moss of the family Ptychomitriaceae, forming small, dark green, dense cushions on exposed rock typically 1-3 cm tall in exposed siliceous rock faces and boulders...

Andreaea rupestris (Black Rock Moss)

Andreaea rupestris is a acrocarpous and rock moss of the family Andreaeaceae, forming dark cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in siliceous rock. It is notable for dark brown/black, 4-valve capsule...

Andreaea rupestris (Black Rock Moss)

Andreaea rupestris is a acrocarpous and rock moss of the family Andreaeaceae, forming dark cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in siliceous rock. It is notable for dark brown/black, 4-valve capsule...

Rhytidiadelphus loreus (Little Shaggy-moss)

Rhytidiadelphus loreus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hylocomiaceae, forming wefts typically 5–15 cm tall in oceanic woodland floor. It is notable for long trailing stems, oceanic species. This...

Rhytidiadelphus loreus (Little Shaggy-moss)

Rhytidiadelphus loreus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Hylocomiaceae, forming wefts typically 5–15 cm tall in oceanic woodland floor. It is notable for long trailing stems, oceanic species. This...

Thuidium recognitum (Recognized Fern Moss)

Thuidium recognitum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Thuidiaceae, forming fern-like, bipinnately branched, yellowish-green mats on base-rich soil typically 5-12 cm tall in calcareous grassland, base-rich woodland floor, shaded...

Thuidium recognitum (Recognized Fern Moss)

Thuidium recognitum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Thuidiaceae, forming fern-like, bipinnately branched, yellowish-green mats on base-rich soil typically 5-12 cm tall in calcareous grassland, base-rich woodland floor, shaded...

Philonotis marchica (Marsh Apple-moss)

Philonotis marchica is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bartramiaceae, forming yellowish-green, soft tufts on wet, base-rich substrates typically 2-6 cm tall in wet, base-rich soil, pond margins, ditch banks,...

Philonotis marchica (Marsh Apple-moss)

Philonotis marchica is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bartramiaceae, forming yellowish-green, soft tufts on wet, base-rich substrates typically 2-6 cm tall in wet, base-rich soil, pond margins, ditch banks,...

Taxiphyllum barbieri (Java Moss)

Taxiphyllum barbieri is an aquatic or semi-aquatic bryophyte of the family Hypnaceae, found in streams (SE Asia)/aquaria where it forms submerged mats reaching 2–5 cm. It is notable for Java...

Taxiphyllum barbieri (Java Moss)

Taxiphyllum barbieri is an aquatic or semi-aquatic bryophyte of the family Hypnaceae, found in streams (SE Asia)/aquaria where it forms submerged mats reaching 2–5 cm. It is notable for Java...