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Bryophyta (Mosses) of Vancouver Island

This is the iNaturalist list of moss species of Vancouver Island (January, 2023). I will fill in species descriptions as I make observations or receive feedback.

If you would like to contribute to the guide, get in contact with me and I could also make you an editor.

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California alsia moss 1
Alsia californica
Selwyn's Smoothcap 2
Atrichum selwynii
dendroalsia moss 3
Dendroalsia abietina
Grey-cushioned Grimmia 4
Grimmia pulvinata
Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss 1
Porotrichum bigelovii
California antitrichia moss 5
Antitrichia californica
Brachythecium asperrimum 6
Bryolawtonia vancouveriensis 1
Canary Bryum Moss 7
Bryum canariense
Whipple's claopodium moss 1
Claopodium whippleanum
Tozer's Thread-moss 1
Epipterygium tozeri
Silky Forklet-moss 8
Dicranella heteromalla
Herzog's Pocket-moss 9
Fissidens crispus
Nuttall's homalothecium moss 1
Homalothecium nuttallii
bristly haircap moss 10
Polytrichum piliferum
Glasswort Feather-moss 11
Scleropodium touretii
Tufted Feather-moss
Scleropodium cespitans
Brown Screw-moss 6
Syntrichia princeps
Elegant Silk-moss 12
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Common Pincushion 13
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Grandleaf Rhizomnium Moss 14
Rhizomnium magnifolium
juniper haircap moss 15
Polytrichum juniperinum
Long-stalked Haircap Moss 16
Polytrichum longisetum
Bank Haircap Moss 17
Polytrichum formosum
Common Haircap Moss 18
Polytrichum commune
Northern Haircap Moss 19
Polytrichastrum sexangulare
Long-leaved Thread Moss 20
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Douglas' Neckera Moss 21
Neckera douglasii
fan moss 22
Rhizomnium glabrescens
Clustered Rock Moss 23
Racomitrium fasciculare
Bonfire moss 24
Funaria hygrometrica
Menzies' Tree Moss 25
Leucolepis acanthoneura
Oregon Beaked Moss 26
Kindbergia oregana
stairstep moss 27
Hylocomium splendens
Badge Moss 28
Plagiomnium insigne
Redshank 29
Ceratodon purpureus
Broom Forkmoss 30
Dicranum scoparium
Twisted Ulota Moss 22
Ulota obtusiuscula
Dusky Fork-moss 8
Dicranum fuscescens
cold brachythecium moss 31
Brachythecium frigidum
Silvery Bryum 32
Bryum argenteum
Wall Screw-moss 33
Tortula muralis
Bright Silk-moss
Plagiothecium laetum
Waved Silk-moss 34
Plagiothecium undulatum
Philonotis capillaris 6
Neat Feather-moss 13
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Austria Timmia Moss 31
Timmia austriaca
Shining Hookeria 35
Hookeria lucens
Tree Climacium Moss 36
Climacium dendroides
Square Gooseneck Moss 37
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Whitish Feather-moss 38
Brachythecium albicans
Willow Moss 19
Fontinalis antipyretica
obtuseleaf scleropodium moss 6
Scleropodium obtusifolium
tree mat homalothecium moss 26
Homalothecium fulgescens
Northern Peatmoss 19
Sphagnum capillifolium
Catherine's moss 39
Atrichum undulatum
Bud-headed Groove-moss 40
Aulacomnium androgynum
Tetraphis Moss 41
Tetraphis pellucida
Red-mouthed Leafy Moss 6
Mnium spinulosum
Lesser Pocket-moss 42
Fissidens bryoides
Lanky Moss 6
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Pipecleaner Moss 43
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Buxbaumia piperi 25
Naked Rhizomnium Moss 44
Rhizomnium nudum
Coiled-leaf claw-moss 45
Hypnum circinale
Pendulous Wing-moss 46
Antitrichia curtipendula
magnificent leafy moss 47
Plagiomnium venustum
Dotted Thyme-moss 48
Rhizomnium punctatum
contorted pogonatum moss 22
Pogonatum contortum
Serrated Earth Moss 49
Ephemerum serratum
Taper-leaved Earth-moss 6
Pleuridium acuminatum
Ditrichum schimperi
Menzies' anacolia moss 50
Anacolia menziesii
Claopodium crispifolium 6
Yellow Fringe-moss 51
Racomitrium aciculare
Girgensohn's Peatmoss 52
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Heath Star-moss 53
Campylopus introflexus
Red-stemmed Feather Moss 54
Pleurozium schreberi
shingle moss 55
Neckera pennata
Delicate Peatmoss 19
Sphagnum tenellum
Brown Peatmoss 56
Sphagnum fuscum
Rigid Bog-moss 20
Sphagnum teres
Crome Sphagnum 57
Sphagnum squarrosum
Lustrous Bog-moss 36
Sphagnum subnitens
Red Peatmoss 58
Sphagnum rubellum
Bog Haircap Moss 59
Polytrichum strictum
Slender Cruet-moss 60
Tetraplodon mnioides
Fountain Apple-moss 61
Philonotis fontana
Twisted Moss 62
Tortella tortuosa
Ostrich-plume Moss 63
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Papillose Peatmoss
Sphagnum papillosum
fern-leaved hook-moss 41
Cratoneuron filicinum
creeping feather-moss 64
Amblystegium serpens
New Mexican fontinalis moss 65
Fontinalis neomexicana
Kneiff's hook-moss 66
Drepanocladus aduncus
ribbed bog moss 41
Aulacomnium palustre
common bladder moss 67
Physcomitrium pyriforme
Coastal Triquetrella 68
Triquetrella californica
Russow's Peatmoss 69
Sphagnum russowii
Sharp-leaved Blindia 70
Blindia acuta

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