Lancashire Key Species - Mosses and Liverworts

Moss and Liverwort species included on the list of Lancashire Key Species reviewed on 24/09/2019.

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Ephemerum sessile

Eurhynchium schleicheri

Lesser Striated Feather-moss
Eurhynchium striatulum

Welsh Pocket-moss ¹
Fissidens celticus

Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss
Fissidens gracilifolius

Herzog's Pocket-moss ²
Fissidens limbatus

Fissidens osmundoides ³
Fissidens osmundioides

Fontinalis antipyretica var. gracilis
Fontinalis antipyretica gracilis

Funaria muhlenbergii ⁴

Lesser Squirrel-tail Moss
Habrodon perpusillus

Varnished Hook-moss
Hamatocaulis vernicosus

Hylocomium brevirostre ⁵
Loeskeobryum brevirostre

Hook-beak Tufa-moss
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

brocade moss ⁶
Hypnum imponens

Lindberg's Hypnum Moss ⁷
Hypnum lindbergii

Neat Silk-moss
Isopterygiopsis pulchella

Thatch Moss
Leptodontium gemmascens

Smaller White-moss ⁸
Leucobryum juniperoideum

Broadnerved humpmoss ⁹
Meesia uliginosa

Microbryum davallianum ¹⁰

Flood-moss
Myrinia pulvinata

Fine-leaved Erect-capsule Moss
Orthothecium intricatum

Lyell's Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum lyellii

River Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum rivulare

Straw Bristle-moss ¹¹
Orthotrichum stramineum

Slender Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum tenellum

Arnell's Apple-moss
Philonotis arnellii

Philonotis caespitosa

Dwarf Bladder-moss
Physcomitrium sphaericum

Zierian Hump-moss
Plagiobryum zieri

Marsh Thyme-moss ¹¹
Plagiomnium ellipticum

Plagiopus oederianus ¹²

Bright Silk-moss
Plagiothecium laetum

Lurking Leskea
Plagiothecium latebricola

Spruce's Leskea
Platydictya jungermannioides

Square Pleurochaete Moss ¹³
Pleurochaete squarrosa

Pohlia bulbifera

Opal Nodding Moss ²
Pohlia cruda

Drummond's Pohlia Moss
Pohlia drummondii

Pohlia elongata var. elongata
Pohlia elongata elongata

Pohlia flexuosa

Pohlia lescuriana

Polytrichum alpinum ¹⁴
Polytrichastrum alpinum

Polytrichum longisetum
Polytrichastrum longisetum

Pterogonium gracile ¹⁵
Nogopterium gracile

Ostrich-plume Moss ¹⁶
Ptilium crista-castrensis

Lesser Fringe-moss ¹⁷
Racomitrium affine

Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss ¹¹
Racomitrium aquaticum

Elongate Rock Moss ¹⁸
Racomitrium elongatum

Dense Rock Moss ¹⁹
Racomitrium ericoides

Slender Fringe-moss ²
Racomitrium sudeticum

Toothed Streak-moss ²⁰
Rhabdoweisia crispata

Felt Round Moss
Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum

Rose Moss ⁶
Rhodobryum roseum

Rhynchostegium alopecuroides
Platyhypnidium alopecuroides

Indian Feather-moss
Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Scarce Turf-moss ²¹
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus

Golden Glade-moss ²²
Rhytidium rugosum

Sickle-leaved Hook-moss ²³
Sanionia uncinata

Seaside Grimmia ¹⁹
Schistidium maritimum

Robust Bloom Moss
Schistidium robustum

Luminous Moss ¹⁷
Schistostega pennata

Acuteleaf Small Limestone Moss
Seligeria acutifolia

Donn's Rock-bristle
Seligeria donniana

Dwarf Rock-bristle ²⁴
Seligeria pusilla

Narrowleaf Peatmoss ²⁵
Sphagnum angustifolium

Low Peatmoss ²⁶
Sphagnum compactum

Twisted Bog-moss
Sphagnum contortum

Flexuous Peatmoss ¹¹
Sphagnum flexuosum

Magellan's Peatmoss ²⁷
Sphagnum magellanicum

Beautiful Peatmoss
Sphagnum pulchrum

Orange Peatmoss ²⁵
Sphagnum subsecundum

Rigid Bog-moss ²⁵
Sphagnum teres

Fen Peatmoss ²⁵
Sphagnum warnstorfii

Cruet Collar-moss ²⁸
Splachnum ampullaceum

Round-fruited Collar-moss
Splachnum sphaericum

Small Hairy Screw-moss ²⁹
Syntrichia laevipila

Marbled Screw-moss
Syntrichia papillosa

Slender Cruet-moss ¹⁹
Tetraplodon mnioides

Thuidium assimile

delicate fern moss ³⁰
Thuidium delicatulum

Hook-leaved Fern Moss ³
Thuidium recognitum

Yellow Crisp-moss ³¹
Tortella flavovirens

Inclined Twisted Moss
Tortella inclinata

Neat Crisp-moss ³²
Tortella nitida

Warnstorfia Moss ²⁵
Warnstorfia exannulata

Beaked Beardless-moss
Weissia rostellata

Pointed-leaved Stubble-moss
Weissia rutilans

Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss
Weissia squarrosa

Zygodon rupestris ³³
Zygodon viridissimus rupestris

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Lancashire Key Species - Mosses and Liverworts

Lesser Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatulum

Welsh Pocket-moss 1 Fissidens celticus

Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius

Herzog's Pocket-moss 2 Fissidens limbatus

Fissidens osmundoides 3 Fissidens osmundioides

Fontinalis antipyretica var. gracilis Fontinalis antipyretica gracilis

Lesser Squirrel-tail Moss Habrodon perpusillus

Varnished Hook-moss Hamatocaulis vernicosus

Hylocomium brevirostre 5 Loeskeobryum brevirostre

Hook-beak Tufa-moss Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

brocade moss 6 Hypnum imponens

Lindberg's Hypnum Moss 7 Hypnum lindbergii

Neat Silk-moss Isopterygiopsis pulchella

Thatch Moss Leptodontium gemmascens

Smaller White-moss 8 Leucobryum juniperoideum

Broadnerved humpmoss 9 Meesia uliginosa

Flood-moss Myrinia pulvinata

Fine-leaved Erect-capsule Moss Orthothecium intricatum

Lyell's Bristle-moss Orthotrichum lyellii

River Bristle-moss Orthotrichum rivulare

Straw Bristle-moss 11 Orthotrichum stramineum

Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum

Arnell's Apple-moss Philonotis arnellii

Dwarf Bladder-moss Physcomitrium sphaericum

Zierian Hump-moss Plagiobryum zieri

Marsh Thyme-moss 11 Plagiomnium ellipticum

Bright Silk-moss Plagiothecium laetum

Lurking Leskea Plagiothecium latebricola

Spruce's Leskea Platydictya jungermannioides

Square Pleurochaete Moss 13 Pleurochaete squarrosa

Opal Nodding Moss 2 Pohlia cruda

Drummond's Pohlia Moss Pohlia drummondii

Pohlia elongata var. elongata Pohlia elongata elongata

Polytrichum alpinum 14 Polytrichastrum alpinum

Polytrichum longisetum Polytrichastrum longisetum

Pterogonium gracile 15 Nogopterium gracile

Ostrich-plume Moss 16 Ptilium crista-castrensis

Lesser Fringe-moss 17 Racomitrium affine

Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss 11 Racomitrium aquaticum

Elongate Rock Moss 18 Racomitrium elongatum

Dense Rock Moss 19 Racomitrium ericoides

Slender Fringe-moss 2 Racomitrium sudeticum

Toothed Streak-moss 20 Rhabdoweisia crispata

Felt Round Moss Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum

Rose Moss 6 Rhodobryum roseum

Rhynchostegium alopecuroides Platyhypnidium alopecuroides

Indian Feather-moss Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Scarce Turf-moss 21 Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus

Golden Glade-moss 22 Rhytidium rugosum

Sickle-leaved Hook-moss 23 Sanionia uncinata

Seaside Grimmia 19 Schistidium maritimum

Robust Bloom Moss Schistidium robustum

Luminous Moss 17 Schistostega pennata

Acuteleaf Small Limestone Moss Seligeria acutifolia

Donn's Rock-bristle Seligeria donniana

Dwarf Rock-bristle 24 Seligeria pusilla

Narrowleaf Peatmoss 25 Sphagnum angustifolium

Low Peatmoss 26 Sphagnum compactum

Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum

Flexuous Peatmoss 11 Sphagnum flexuosum

Magellan's Peatmoss 27 Sphagnum magellanicum

Beautiful Peatmoss Sphagnum pulchrum

Orange Peatmoss 25 Sphagnum subsecundum

Rigid Bog-moss 25 Sphagnum teres

Fen Peatmoss 25 Sphagnum warnstorfii

Cruet Collar-moss 28 Splachnum ampullaceum

Round-fruited Collar-moss Splachnum sphaericum

Small Hairy Screw-moss 29 Syntrichia laevipila

Marbled Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa

Slender Cruet-moss 19 Tetraplodon mnioides

delicate fern moss 30 Thuidium delicatulum

Hook-leaved Fern Moss 3 Thuidium recognitum

Yellow Crisp-moss 31 Tortella flavovirens

Inclined Twisted Moss Tortella inclinata

Neat Crisp-moss 32 Tortella nitida

Warnstorfia Moss 25 Warnstorfia exannulata

Beaked Beardless-moss Weissia rostellata

Pointed-leaved Stubble-moss Weissia rutilans

Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss Weissia squarrosa