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Plants of Banff National Park (Guide 1) | Les plantes du parc national Banff (guide 1)

A guide to potential non-flowering plant species (such as mosses and ferns) observed in Banff National Park of Canada. For more information about Banff National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Anomalous Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum anomalum
Orthotrichum laevigatum
Blunt-leaved Bristle Moss
Orthotrichum obtusifolium
Pale Bristle Moss
Orthotrichum pallens
Orthotrichum pellucidum
Pylais' orthotrichum moss
Orthotrichum pylaisii
Rock Bristle-moss 1
Orthotrichum rupestre
Showy Bristle Moss
Orthotrichum speciosum
Tufted Fen-moss
Paludella squarrosa
Curled Hook-moss
Palustriella commutata
Paraleucobryum Moss
Paraleucobryum enerve
Gastony's Cliffbrake 2
Pellaea gastonyi
Pellaea glabella ssp. occidentalis
Pellaea glabella occidentalis
Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex
Pellaea glabella simplex
Fountain Apple-moss 3
Philonotis fontana
Drooping Hump Moss
Plagiobryum demissum
Zierian Hump-moss
Plagiobryum zieri
Wavy-leaf Moss 4
Plagiomnium ciliare
Woodsy Thyme-moss 5
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Plagiomnium drummondii
Marsh Thyme-moss
Plagiomnium ellipticum
alpine thyme-moss 6
Plagiomnium medium
Long-beaked Thyme-moss 7
Plagiomnium rostratum
Oeder's Apple-moss
Plagiopus oederiana
Toothed Plagiothecium Moss
Plagiothecium denticulatum
Spruce's Leskea
Platydictya jungermannioides
Red-stemmed Feather Moss 8
Pleurozium schreberi
Urn Hair Moss
Pogonatum urnigerum
Opal Nodding Moss
Pohlia cruda
Drummond's Pohlia Moss
Pohlia drummondii
Long-fruited Thread-moss
Pohlia elongata
nodding thread-moss 9
Pohlia nutans
Pohlia proligera
Pohlia Moss
Pohlia sphagnicola
Wahlenberg’s Nodding Moss 10
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Northern holly fern 11
Polystichum lonchitis
Alpine Haircap Moss
Polytrichastrum alpinum
common haircap moss 12
Polytrichum commune
juniper polytrichum moss 13
Polytrichum juniperinum
Lyall's Polytrichum Moss
Polytrichum lyallii
bristly haircap moss 14
Polytrichum piliferum
Bog Haircap Moss
Polytrichum strictum
Turgid Scorpion Moss
Pseudocalliergon turgescens
Pseudoleskea incurvata
Patent Leskea Moss
Pseudoleskea patens
Dense-rooted Leske's Moss
Pseudoleskea radicosa
Wispy Leske’s Moss
Pseudoleskeella sibirica
Pseudoleskeella tectorum
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 15
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
Capillary Wing-moss
Pterigynandrum filiforme
Ostrich-plume Moss 16
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Many-flowered Pylaisia Moss
Pylaisiella polyantha
Yellow Fringe-moss
Racomitrium aciculare
Silver Moss 14
Racomitrium canescens
Yellow-green Rock Moss
Racomitrium heterostichum
Woolly Fringe-moss 14
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Slender Fringe-moss
Racomitrium sudeticum
Rhizomnium gracile
Grandleaf Rhizomnium Moss 17
Rhizomnium magnifolium
Felt Round Moss
Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum
Dotted Thyme-moss 9
Rhizomnium punctatum
Big Shaggy-moss 8
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
Pipecleaner Moss
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Golden Glade-moss
Rhytidium rugosum
Roellia roellii
Blue Dew
Saelania glaucescens
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss 2
Sanionia uncinata
Sarmenthypnum Moss
Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum
Sessile Grimmia 18
Schistidium apocarpum
Streamside Schistidium Moss 19
Schistidium rivulare
Schistidium tenerum
Hooked Scorpion-moss 10
Scorpidium scorpioides
Scouleria aquatica
Dense Spikemoss 20
Selaginella densa
northern spikemoss 21
Selaginella selaginoides
Chalk Rock-bristle
Seligeria calcarea
Seligeria campylopoda
Northern Peatmoss 22
Sphagnum capillifolium
Brown Peatmoss
Sphagnum fuscum
Russow's Peatmoss 23
Sphagnum russowii
Rigid Bog-moss 9
Sphagnum teres
Fen Peatmoss 9
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Round-fruited Collar-moss
Splachnum sphaericum
Splachnum vasculosum
Broad-leaved Stegonia Moss
Stegonia latifolia
Stegonia pilifera
Tayloria froelichiana
Tayloria hornschuchii
Tayloria ligulata
Tetraphis Moss
Tetraphis pellucida
Narrow Cruet-moss
Tetraplodon angustatus
Slender Cruet-moss
Tetraplodon mnioides
Hook-leaved Fern Moss
Thuidium recognitum
Austria Timmia Moss
Timmia austriaca
Warrior Moss
Timmia megapolitana
Norwegian Timmia
Timmia norvegica
Siberian Timmia
Timmia sibirica
Fragile Twisted Moss
Tortella fragilis
Inclined Twisted Moss
Tortella inclinata
Twisted Moss 24
Tortella tortuosa

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