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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
dendroalsia moss 2
Dendroalsia abietina
Grey-cushioned Grimmia 3
Grimmia pulvinata
Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss 1
Porotrichum bigelovii
California antitrichia moss 4
Antitrichia californica
Brachythecium asperrimum 5
Bryolawtonia vancouveriensis 1
Canary Bryum Moss 6
Bryum canariense
Whipple's claopodium moss 1
Claopodium whippleanum
Tozer's Thread-moss 1
Epipterygium tozeri
Silky Forklet-moss 7
Dicranella heteromalla
Herzog's Pocket-moss 8
Fissidens crispus
Nuttall's homalothecium moss 1
Homalothecium nuttallii
Glasswort Feather-moss 9
Scleropodium touretii
Tufted Feather-moss
Scleropodium cespitans
Brown Screw-moss 5
Syntrichia princeps
Elegant Silk-moss 10
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Common Pincushion 11
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Grandleaf Rhizomnium Moss 12
Rhizomnium magnifolium
Long-leaved Thread Moss 13
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Douglas' Neckera Moss 14
Neckera douglasii
fan moss 15
Rhizomnium glabrescens
Clustered Rock Moss 16
Racomitrium fasciculare
Bonfire moss 17
Funaria hygrometrica
Menzies' Tree Moss 18
Leucolepis acanthoneura
Oregon Beaked Moss 19
Kindbergia oregana
stairstep moss 20
Hylocomium splendens
Badge Moss 21
Plagiomnium insigne
Redshank 22
Ceratodon purpureus
Broom Forkmoss 23
Dicranum scoparium
Twisted Ulota Moss 15
Ulota obtusiuscula
Dusky Fork-moss 7
Dicranum fuscescens
cold brachythecium moss 24
Brachythecium frigidum
Silvery Bryum 25
Bryum argenteum
Wall Screw-moss 26
Tortula muralis
Bright Silk-moss
Plagiothecium laetum
Waved Silk-moss 27
Plagiothecium undulatum
Philonotis capillaris 5
Neat Feather-moss 11
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Austria Timmia Moss 24
Timmia austriaca
Shining Hookeria 28
Hookeria lucens
Tree Climacium Moss 29
Climacium dendroides
Square Gooseneck Moss 30
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Whitish Feather-moss 31
Brachythecium albicans
Willow Moss 32
Fontinalis antipyretica
obtuseleaf scleropodium moss 5
Scleropodium obtusifolium
tree mat homalothecium moss 19
Homalothecium fulgescens
Bud-headed Groove-moss 33
Aulacomnium androgynum
Red-mouthed Leafy Moss 5
Mnium spinulosum
Lesser Pocket-moss 34
Fissidens bryoides
Lanky Moss 5
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Pipecleaner Moss 35
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Buxbaumia piperi 18
Naked Rhizomnium Moss 36
Rhizomnium nudum
Coiled-leaf claw-moss 37
Hypnum circinale
Pendulous Wing-moss 38
Antitrichia curtipendula
magnificent leafy moss 39
Plagiomnium venustum
Dotted Thyme-moss 40
Rhizomnium punctatum
Serrated Earth Moss 41
Ephemerum serratum
Taper-leaved Earth-moss 5
Pleuridium acuminatum
Ditrichum schimperi
Menzies' anacolia moss 42
Anacolia menziesii
Claopodium crispifolium 5
Yellow Fringe-moss 43
Racomitrium aciculare
Heath Star-moss 44
Campylopus introflexus
Red-stemmed Feather Moss 45
Pleurozium schreberi
shingle moss 46
Neckera pennata
Slender Cruet-moss 47
Tetraplodon mnioides
Fountain Apple-moss 48
Philonotis fontana
Twisted Moss 49
Tortella tortuosa
Ostrich-plume Moss 50
Ptilium crista-castrensis
fern-leaved hook-moss 51
Cratoneuron filicinum
creeping feather-moss 52
Amblystegium serpens
New Mexican fontinalis moss 53
Fontinalis neomexicana
Kneiff's hook-moss 54
Drepanocladus aduncus
ribbed bog moss 51
Aulacomnium palustre
common bladder moss 55
Physcomitrium pyriforme
Coastal Triquetrella 56
Triquetrella californica
Sharp-leaved Blindia 57
Blindia acuta
Pseudoleskea atricha 36
California Pseudobraunia Moss 5
Pseudobraunia californica
Amphidium californicum 8
Lapland Amphidium Moss 7
Amphidium lapponicum
Summer-moss 7
Anoectangium aestivum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss 58
Brachythecium rutabulum
spoon-leaved moss 59
Bryoandersonia illecebra
Bicoloured Bryum 29
Bryum dichotomum
Bug-on-a-stick 60
Buxbaumia aphylla
Giant Calliergon Moss 61
Calliergon giganteum
Pointed Spear-moss 62
Calliergonella cuspidata
Yellow Starry Fen Moss 51
Campylium stellatum
Cliff Campylopus 63
Campylopus atrovirens
Bolander's claopodium moss 5
Claopodium bolanderi
Helmet-moss 36
Conostomum tetragonum
Wideleaf Crumia Moss 64
Crumia latifolia
Jenner's Dog-tooth 5
Cynodontium jenneri
Dichelyma Moss 11
Dichelyma uncinatum
transparent fork-moss 65
Dichodontium pellucidum
Rufous Forklet-moss 66
Dicranella rufescens
Denuded Dicranodontium Moss 51
Dicranodontium denudatum

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