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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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Silky Forklet-moss 1
Dicranella heteromalla
Herzog's Pocket-moss 2
Fissidens crispus
Common Pincushion 3
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Redshank 4
Ceratodon purpureus
Broom Forkmoss 5
Dicranum scoparium
Dusky Fork-moss 1
Dicranum fuscescens
Lesser Pocket-moss 6
Fissidens bryoides
Taper-leaved Earth-moss 7
Pleuridium acuminatum
Ditrichum schimperi
Heath Star-moss 8
Campylopus introflexus
Amphidium californicum 2
Lapland Amphidium Moss 1
Amphidium lapponicum
Cliff Campylopus 9
Campylopus atrovirens
Jenner's Dog-tooth 7
Cynodontium jenneri
transparent fork-moss 10
Dichodontium pellucidum
Rufous Forklet-moss 11
Dicranella rufescens
Denuded Dicranodontium Moss 12
Dicranodontium denudatum
boulder broom moss 13
Dicranum fulvum
Howell's Dicranum Moss 7
Dicranum howellii
Dicranum pallidisetum 14
Waxyleaf Moss 15
Dicranum polysetum
Fragile Fork-moss 16
Dicranum tauricum
Erect-fruited Iris Moss 17
Distichium capillaceum
Curve-leaved Ditrichum 18
Ditrichum heteromallum
Maidenhair Pocket Moss 19
Fissidens adianthoides
Large-leaved Pocket Moss 20
Fissidens grandifrons
Osmund Fissidens Moss 21
Fissidens osmundioides
Fissidens ventricosus 22
Luminous Moss 12
Schistostega pennata
Boas' trematodon moss 1
Trematodon boasii
Cylindrical Trichodon 1
Trichodon cylindricus
mountain pincushion 7
Hymenoloma crispulum
Starke's Fork-moss 12
Arctoa starkei

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