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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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Acuteleaf Small Limestone Moss 1
Seligeria acutifolia
Alpine Haircap Moss 2
Polytrichastrum alpinum
Amphidium californicum 3
Austria Timmia Moss 4
Timmia austriaca
Badge Moss 5
Plagiomnium insigne
Banded Cord-moss 6
Entosthodon fascicularis
Bank Haircap Moss 7
Polytrichum formosum
Barnes' Bryum 8
Bryum barnesii
Bartramia aprica 9
Bicoloured Bryum 10
Bryum dichotomum
Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss 11
Porotrichum bigelovii
Bird's-foot Wing-moss 12
Nogopterium gracile
Black Rock Moss 13
Andreaea rupestris
Blytt's Leafy Moss 14
Mnium blyttii
Blytt's Rock Moss 15
Andreaea blyttii
Boas' trematodon moss 1
Trematodon boasii
Bog Haircap Moss 16
Polytrichum strictum
Bolander's claopodium moss 17
Claopodium bolanderi
Bonfire moss 18
Funaria hygrometrica
Brachythecium asperrimum 17
Bright Silk-moss
Plagiothecium laetum
Broom Forkmoss 19
Dicranum scoparium
Brown Peatmoss 20
Sphagnum fuscum
Brown Screw-moss 17
Syntrichia princeps
Bryaceae 21
Bryolawtonia vancouveriensis 11
Bud-headed Groove-moss 22
Aulacomnium androgynum
Bug-on-a-stick 23
Buxbaumia aphylla
Buxbaumia piperi 24
California Pseudobraunia Moss 17
Pseudobraunia californica
California alsia moss 11
Alsia californica
California antitrichia moss 25
Antitrichia californica
Canary Bryum Moss 26
Bryum canariense
Capillary Thread-moss 27
Ptychostomum capillare
Capillary Wing-moss 13
Pterigynandrum filiforme
Cat's Tail Moss 17
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Catherine's moss 28
Atrichum undulatum
Ciliate Hoarmoss 29
Hedwigia ciliata
Claopodium crispifolium 17
Cliff Campylopus 30
Campylopus atrovirens
Clustered Rock Moss 31
Racomitrium fasciculare
Coastal Triquetrella 32
Triquetrella californica
Coiled-leaf claw-moss 33
Hypnum circinale
Common Apple-moss 34
Bartramia pomiformis
Common Feather-moss 1
Kindbergia praelonga
Common Haircap Moss 35
Polytrichum commune
Common Pincushion 36
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pottia 13
Tortula truncata
Crome Sphagnum 37
Sphagnum squarrosum
Curve-leaved Ditrichum 38
Ditrichum heteromallum
Cylindric Beard-moss 39
Vinealobryum insulanum
Cylindrical Trichodon 1
Trichodon cylindricus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss 40
Hypnum cupressiforme
Delicate Peatmoss 41
Sphagnum tenellum
Dense Rock Moss 42
Racomitrium ericoides
Dense-rooted Leske's Moss 1
Lescuraea radicosa
Denuded Dicranodontium Moss 13
Dicranodontium denudatum
Dichelyma Moss 36
Dichelyma uncinatum
Dicranum pallidisetum 43
Dieck's hypnum moss 44
Hypnum dieckii
Ditrichum schimperi
Divine Bogmoss 45
Sphagnum divinum
Dotted Thyme-moss 46
Rhizomnium punctatum
Douglas' Neckera Moss 47
Neckera douglasii
Drummond's Pohlia Moss 48
Pohlia drummondii
Dusky Fork-moss 1
Dicranum fuscescens
Elegant Beaked Moss 49
Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss 39
Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Silk-moss 50
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elongate Rock Moss 51
Racomitrium elongatum
Erect-fruited Iris Moss 15
Distichium capillaceum
Extinguisher Moss 1
Encalypta procera
False Beard Moss 17
Geheebia fallax
Faurie's hypopterygium moss 52
Hypopterygium flavolimbatum
Fissidens ventricosus 53
Fountain Apple-moss 54
Philonotis fontana
Fragile Fork-moss 55
Dicranum tauricum
Fringed Extinguisher Moss 56
Encalypta ciliata
Frizzled Pincushion 44
Plenogemma phyllantha
Giant Calliergon Moss 57
Calliergon giganteum
Girgensohn's Peatmoss 34
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Glasswort Feather-moss 58
Scleropodium touretii
Glossy Red Bryum Moss 59
Imbribryum miniatum
Golden Thread-moss 60
Leptobryum pyriforme
Grandleaf Rhizomnium Moss 53
Rhizomnium magnifolium
Green Yoke-moss 61
Zygodon viridissimus
Green-tufted Stubble Moss 27
Weissia controversa
Grey-cushioned Grimmia 39
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia lisae 62
Hair Silk Moss 63
Plagiothecium piliferum
Haller's Feather-moss 13
Campylophyllum halleri
Heath Star-moss 64
Campylopus introflexus
Helmet-moss 15
Conostomum tetragonum
Herzog's Pocket-moss 3
Fissidens crispus
Hoary Fringe-moss 65
Racomitrium canescens
Homalothecium 66
Homalothecium aureum 36
Hook-beak Tufa-moss
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum
Howell's Dicranum Moss 17
Dicranum howellii
Hygrohypnum Moss 27
Hygrohypnella ochracea

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