Mosses Encyclopedia

Campylium stellatum (Yellow Starry Feather-moss)

Campylium stellatum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming loose mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous fens/flushes. It is notable for stellate spreading leaves, fen indicator. This...

Campylium stellatum (Yellow Starry Feather-moss)

Campylium stellatum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming loose mats typically 1–4 cm tall in calcareous fens/flushes. It is notable for stellate spreading leaves, fen indicator. This...

Drepanocladus aduncus (Kneiff Hook-moss)

Drepanocladus aduncus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming loose mats typically 3–10 cm tall in fens/ditches/wet ground. It is notable for hooked leaf tips, wetland generalist. This...

Drepanocladus aduncus (Kneiff Hook-moss)

Drepanocladus aduncus is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Amblystegiaceae, forming loose mats typically 3–10 cm tall in fens/ditches/wet ground. It is notable for hooked leaf tips, wetland generalist. This...

Bryum argenteum (Silver Moss)

Bryum argenteum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bryaceae, forming low cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in pavements/urban/paths. It is notable for silvery-white, cosmopolitan urban moss. This species is...

Bryum argenteum (Silver Moss)

Bryum argenteum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Bryaceae, forming low cushions typically 0–2 cm tall in pavements/urban/paths. It is notable for silvery-white, cosmopolitan urban moss. This species is...

Meteorium polytrichum (Polytrichum Meteor Moss)

Meteorium polytrichum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Meteoriaceae, forming long, pendulous, pale green to golden strands hanging from tree branches typically 10-40 cm tall in branches and trunks...

Meteorium polytrichum (Polytrichum Meteor Moss)

Meteorium polytrichum is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Meteoriaceae, forming long, pendulous, pale green to golden strands hanging from tree branches typically 10-40 cm tall in branches and trunks...

Helodium blandowii (Blandow Feather-moss)

Helodium blandowii is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Helodiaceae, forming wefts typically 3–8 cm tall in rich fen/calcareous mire. It is notable for rare fen specialist, pinnate fronds. This...

Helodium blandowii (Blandow Feather-moss)

Helodium blandowii is a pleurocarpous moss of the family Helodiaceae, forming wefts typically 3–8 cm tall in rich fen/calcareous mire. It is notable for rare fen specialist, pinnate fronds. This...

Polytrichum strictum (Slender Haircap Moss)

Polytrichum strictum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Polytrichaceae, forming slender turfs typically 5–15 cm tall in raised bog/Sphagnum. It is notable for grows through Sphagnum, bog indicator. This...

Polytrichum strictum (Slender Haircap Moss)

Polytrichum strictum is a acrocarpous moss of the family Polytrichaceae, forming slender turfs typically 5–15 cm tall in raised bog/Sphagnum. It is notable for grows through Sphagnum, bog indicator. This...