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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Brown Screw-moss ¹
Syntrichia princeps

Wall Screw-moss ²
Tortula muralis

Serrated Earth Moss ³
Ephemerum serratum

Twisted Moss ⁴
Tortella tortuosa

Coastal Triquetrella ⁵
Triquetrella californica

Summer-moss ⁶
Anoectangium aestivum

Wideleaf Crumia Moss ⁷
Crumia latifolia

Lime-seep Eucladium ⁸
Eucladium verticillatum

Verdigris Tufa-moss
Gymnostomum aeruginosum

Intermediate Screw-moss ⁹
Syntrichia montana

Timmiella crassinervis

Tortula bolanderi ⁶

Green-tufted Stubble Moss ¹⁰
Weissia controversa

Water Screw-moss ¹¹
Syntrichia latifolia

Star Moss ⁷
Syntrichia ruralis

Red Beard-moss
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Hook-beak Tufa-moss
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

Small Hairy Screw-moss ¹
Syntrichia laevipila

Common Pottia ¹¹
Tortula truncata

lesser bird's-claw beard-moss ¹²
Streblotrichum convolutum

Rusty Beard-moss ¹³
Geheebia ferruginea

False Beard Moss ¹
Geheebia fallax

Norris' beard moss ¹
Vinealobryum norrisii

Soft-tufted Beard-moss ¹⁴
Vinealobryum vineale

Cylindric Beard-moss ¹⁵
Vinealobryum insulanum

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Bryophyta (Mosses) of Vancouver Island

Brown Screw-moss 1 Syntrichia princeps

Wall Screw-moss 2 Tortula muralis

Serrated Earth Moss 3 Ephemerum serratum

Twisted Moss 4 Tortella tortuosa

Coastal Triquetrella 5 Triquetrella californica

Summer-moss 6 Anoectangium aestivum

Wideleaf Crumia Moss 7 Crumia latifolia

Lime-seep Eucladium 8 Eucladium verticillatum

Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum

Intermediate Screw-moss 9 Syntrichia montana

Timmiella crassinervis

Tortula bolanderi 6

Green-tufted Stubble Moss 10 Weissia controversa

Water Screw-moss 11 Syntrichia latifolia

Star Moss 7 Syntrichia ruralis

Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Hook-beak Tufa-moss Hymenostylium recurvirostrum

Small Hairy Screw-moss 1 Syntrichia laevipila

Common Pottia 11 Tortula truncata

lesser bird's-claw beard-moss 12 Streblotrichum convolutum

Rusty Beard-moss 13 Geheebia ferruginea

False Beard Moss 1 Geheebia fallax

Norris' beard moss 1 Vinealobryum norrisii

Soft-tufted Beard-moss 14 Vinealobryum vineale

Cylindric Beard-moss 15 Vinealobryum insulanum