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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
Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss 1
Porotrichum bigelovii
California antitrichia moss 3
Antitrichia californica
Brachythecium asperrimum 4
Bryolawtonia vancouveriensis 1
Whipple's claopodium moss 1
Claopodium whippleanum
Nuttall's homalothecium moss 1
Homalothecium nuttallii
Glasswort Feather-moss 5
Scleropodium touretii
Tufted Feather-moss
Scleropodium cespitans
Elegant Silk-moss 6
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Douglas' Neckera Moss 7
Neckera douglasii
Oregon Beaked Moss 8
Kindbergia oregana
stairstep moss 9
Hylocomium splendens
cold brachythecium moss 10
Brachythecium frigidum
Bright Silk-moss
Plagiothecium laetum
Waved Silk-moss 11
Plagiothecium undulatum
Neat Feather-moss 12
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Tree Climacium Moss 13
Climacium dendroides
Square Gooseneck Moss 14
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Whitish Feather-moss 15
Brachythecium albicans
Willow Moss 16
Fontinalis antipyretica
obtuseleaf scleropodium moss 4
Scleropodium obtusifolium
tree mat homalothecium moss 8
Homalothecium fulgescens
Lanky Moss 4
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Pipecleaner Moss 17
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Coiled-leaf claw-moss 18
Hypnum circinale
Pendulous Wing-moss 19
Antitrichia curtipendula
Claopodium crispifolium 4
Red-stemmed Feather Moss 20
Pleurozium schreberi
shingle moss 21
Neckera pennata
Ostrich-plume Moss 22
Ptilium crista-castrensis
fern-leaved hook-moss 23
Cratoneuron filicinum
creeping feather-moss 24
Amblystegium serpens
New Mexican fontinalis moss 25
Fontinalis neomexicana
Kneiff's hook-moss 26
Drepanocladus aduncus
Pseudoleskea atricha 27
Rough-stalked Feather-moss 28
Brachythecium rutabulum
spoon-leaved moss 29
Bryoandersonia illecebra
Giant Calliergon Moss 30
Calliergon giganteum
Pointed Spear-moss 31
Calliergonella cuspidata
Yellow Starry Fen Moss 23
Campylium stellatum
Bolander's claopodium moss 4
Claopodium bolanderi
Dichelyma Moss 12
Dichelyma uncinatum
Oregon Beaked Moss 32
Eurhynchium oreganum
Macoun's Heterocladium Moss 32
Heterocladium macounii
Lime Homalia Moss 21
Homalia trichomanoides
Sandwort Homalothecium Moss 15
Homalothecium arenarium
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss 33
Hypnum cupressiforme
Dieck's hypnum moss 32
Hypnum dieckii
Streamside Leptodictyum Moss 34
Leptodictyum riparium
Many-fruited Leskea 23
Leskea polycarpa
Toothed Plagiothecium Moss 35
Plagiothecium denticulatum
Hair Silk Moss 36
Plagiothecium piliferum
Spruce's Leskea 23
Platydictya jungermannioides
Narrow-leaved Leskea Moss 37
Pseudoleskea stenophylla
Capillary Wing-moss 23
Pterigynandrum filiforme
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss 38
Sanionia uncinata
Necker's Thamnobryum Moss 39
Thamnobryum neckeroides
Trachybryum Moss 4
Homalothecium megaptilum
Haller's Feather-moss 23
Campylophyllum halleri
Scarce Turf-moss 23
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
Rusty Hook-moss 37
Scorpidium revolvens
Straw Spear-moss 40
Straminergon stramineum
Elegant Beaked Moss 41
Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum
Homalothecium aureum 12
Bird's-foot Wing-moss 42
Nogopterium gracile
Many-flowered Leskea 23
Pylaisia polyantha
Common Feather-moss 37
Kindbergia praelonga
Dense-rooted Leske's Moss 37
Lescuraea radicosa
Stereodon subimponens 43
Hygrohypnum Moss 40
Hygrohypnella ochracea
rough goose neck moss 21
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Menzies' metaneckera moss 1
Neckera menziesii
Mouse-tail Moss 40
Pseudisothecium myosuroides
Pseudisothecium cristatum 1
Cat's Tail Moss 4
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
brocade moss 44
Callicladium imponens
Homalothecium 45

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