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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Lindberg's Sphagnum ¹
Sphagnum lindbergii

Mendocino Peatmoss ²
Sphagnum mendocinum

Pacific Peatmoss ³
Sphagnum pacificum

Prairie Peatmoss ⁴
Sphagnum palustre

Variegated peat moss ⁵
Sphagnum rubiginosum

Intermediate Screw-moss ⁶
Syntrichia montana

Tayloria serrata ⁴

Necker's Thamnobryum Moss ⁷
Thamnobryum neckeroides

Timmiella crassinervis

Tortula bolanderi ²

Boas' trematodon moss ²
Trematodon boasii

Cylindrical Trichodon ²
Trichodon cylindricus

crisped pincushion ⁸
Ulota crispa

Green-tufted Stubble Moss ⁹
Weissia controversa

Green Yoke-moss ¹⁰
Zygodon viridissimus

Water Screw-moss ⁴
Syntrichia latifolia

Trachybryum Moss ¹¹
Homalothecium megaptilum

Star Moss ¹²
Syntrichia ruralis

Red Beard-moss
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Sphagnum imbricatum ¹³

Haller's Feather-moss ⁴
Campylophyllum halleri

Hook-beak Tufa-moss
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

Common Apple-moss ¹⁴
Bartramia pomiformis

Rigid Apple Moss ¹⁵
Bartramia stricta

Spreading-leaved Grimmia ¹⁶
Grimmia ramondii

Scarce Turf-moss ⁴
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus

Rusty Hook-moss ²
Scorpidium revolvens

Straw Spear-moss ⁹
Straminergon stramineum

Small Hairy Screw-moss ¹¹
Syntrichia laevipila

Common Pottia ⁴
Tortula truncata

Elegant Beaked Moss ¹⁷
Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum

Homalothecium aureum ¹⁸

Schistidium atrichum ¹⁹

Barnes' Bryum ²⁰
Bryum barnesii

Oeder's Apple-moss ²¹
Plagiopus oederianus

Racomitrium molle ²²

Bird's-foot Wing-moss ²³
Nogopterium gracile

Bartramia aprica ²⁴

Orthotrichum columbicum ¹

Glossy Red Bryum Moss ²⁵
Imbribryum miniatum

Faurie's hypopterygium moss ²⁶
Hypopterygium flavolimbatum

Orthotrichum Moss ²⁷
Lewinskya rupestris

Imbribryum torenii ¹¹

Many-flowered Leskea ⁴
Pylaisia polyantha

Pale Thread-moss ²⁸
Ptychostomum pallens

Weigel's Bryum Moss ⁴
Ptychostomum weigelii

Muhlenberg's Cord-moss ²⁹
Entosthodon muhlenbergii

Park Yoke-moss ³⁰
Zygodon rupestris

Divine Bogmoss ³¹
Sphagnum divinum

Sphagnum miyabeanum ³²

Capillary Thread-moss ⁹
Ptychostomum capillare

Common Feather-moss ²
Kindbergia praelonga

mountain pincushion ¹¹
Hymenoloma crispulum

Dense-rooted Leske's Moss ²
Lescuraea radicosa

Lyell's Bristle-moss ³³
Pulvigera lyellii

Frizzled Pincushion ¹
Plenogemma phyllantha

Showy Bristle Moss ⁴
Lewinskya speciosa

Smooth Bristle-moss ⁴
Lewinskya striata

Stereodon subimponens ³⁴

Hygrohypnum Moss ⁹
Hygrohypnella ochracea

lesser bird's-claw beard-moss ³⁵
Streblotrichum convolutum

rough goose neck moss ³⁶
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus

Menzies' metaneckera moss ³⁷
Neckera menziesii

Pulvigera papillosa ²

Mouse-tail Moss ⁹
Pseudisothecium myosuroides

Pseudisothecium cristatum ³⁷

Cat's Tail Moss ¹¹
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum

brocade moss ³⁸
Callicladium imponens

Rusty Beard-moss ³⁹
Geheebia ferruginea

False Beard Moss ¹¹
Geheebia fallax

Norris' beard moss ¹¹
Vinealobryum norrisii

Soft-tufted Beard-moss ²⁵
Vinealobryum vineale

Cylindric Beard-moss ⁴⁰
Vinealobryum insulanum

Pulvigera pringlei ⁴¹

Starke's Fork-moss ⁴
Arctoa starkei

Homalothecium ⁴²

Bryaceae ⁴³

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Bryophyta (Mosses) of Vancouver Island

Lindberg's Sphagnum 1 Sphagnum lindbergii

Mendocino Peatmoss 2 Sphagnum mendocinum

Pacific Peatmoss 3 Sphagnum pacificum

Prairie Peatmoss 4 Sphagnum palustre

Variegated peat moss 5 Sphagnum rubiginosum

Intermediate Screw-moss 6 Syntrichia montana

Necker's Thamnobryum Moss 7 Thamnobryum neckeroides

Boas' trematodon moss 2 Trematodon boasii

Cylindrical Trichodon 2 Trichodon cylindricus

crisped pincushion 8 Ulota crispa

Green-tufted Stubble Moss 9 Weissia controversa

Green Yoke-moss 10 Zygodon viridissimus

Water Screw-moss 4 Syntrichia latifolia

Trachybryum Moss 11 Homalothecium megaptilum

Star Moss 12 Syntrichia ruralis

Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Haller's Feather-moss 4 Campylophyllum halleri

Hook-beak Tufa-moss Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

Common Apple-moss 14 Bartramia pomiformis

Rigid Apple Moss 15 Bartramia stricta

Spreading-leaved Grimmia 16 Grimmia ramondii

Scarce Turf-moss 4 Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus

Rusty Hook-moss 2 Scorpidium revolvens

Straw Spear-moss 9 Straminergon stramineum

Small Hairy Screw-moss 11 Syntrichia laevipila

Common Pottia 4 Tortula truncata

Elegant Beaked Moss 17 Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum

Barnes' Bryum 20 Bryum barnesii

Oeder's Apple-moss 21 Plagiopus oederianus

Bird's-foot Wing-moss 23 Nogopterium gracile

Glossy Red Bryum Moss 25 Imbribryum miniatum

Faurie's hypopterygium moss 26 Hypopterygium flavolimbatum

Orthotrichum Moss 27 Lewinskya rupestris

Many-flowered Leskea 4 Pylaisia polyantha

Pale Thread-moss 28 Ptychostomum pallens

Weigel's Bryum Moss 4 Ptychostomum weigelii

Muhlenberg's Cord-moss 29 Entosthodon muhlenbergii

Park Yoke-moss 30 Zygodon rupestris

Divine Bogmoss 31 Sphagnum divinum

Capillary Thread-moss 9 Ptychostomum capillare

Common Feather-moss 2 Kindbergia praelonga

mountain pincushion 11 Hymenoloma crispulum

Dense-rooted Leske's Moss 2 Lescuraea radicosa

Lyell's Bristle-moss 33 Pulvigera lyellii

Frizzled Pincushion 1 Plenogemma phyllantha

Showy Bristle Moss 4 Lewinskya speciosa

Smooth Bristle-moss 4 Lewinskya striata

Hygrohypnum Moss 9 Hygrohypnella ochracea

lesser bird's-claw beard-moss 35 Streblotrichum convolutum

rough goose neck moss 36 Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus

Menzies' metaneckera moss 37 Neckera menziesii

Mouse-tail Moss 9 Pseudisothecium myosuroides

Cat's Tail Moss 11 Pseudisothecium stoloniferum

brocade moss 38 Callicladium imponens

Rusty Beard-moss 39 Geheebia ferruginea

False Beard Moss 11 Geheebia fallax

Norris' beard moss 11 Vinealobryum norrisii

Soft-tufted Beard-moss 25 Vinealobryum vineale

Cylindric Beard-moss 40 Vinealobryum insulanum

Starke's Fork-moss 4 Arctoa starkei