Sunday, August 16, 2020

List of popular mosses

This post is a list of popular mosses. This list was generated with the help of Google Search. There are 34 species listed below alphabetically. Wikipedia says, "Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants... Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations." (Wikipedia: Moss, 11.3.22 UTC 17:37)

Aloe haircap (Pogonatum aloides)
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Apple moss (Bartramia pomiformis)
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Bank haircap (Polytrichum formosum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Martin Vaculik
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Bog haircap moss (Polytrichum strictum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Helenaanna
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Broom moss (Dicranum scoparium)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dickbauch
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Common haircap (Polytrichum commune)
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Common tamarisk moss (Thuidium tamariscinum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Salicyna
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Common water moss (Fontinalis antipyretica)
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Cypress-leaved plaitmoss (Hypnum cupressiforme)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Katya
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Delicate thuidium moss (Thuidium delicatulum)
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Downy plaitmoss (Hypnum callichroum)
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Extinguisher moss (Encalypta vulgaris)
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Feather moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis)
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Grimmia alpestris
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Grimmia longirostris
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Green broom moss (Dicranum viride)
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Green shield moss (Buxbaumia viridis)
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Grey-cushioned grimmia (Grimmia pulvinata)
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Heath plaitmoss (Hypnum jutlandicum)
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Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica)
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Lantern moss (Andreaea rupestris)
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Luminous moss (Schistostega pennata)
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Mamillate plaitmoss (Hypnum andoi)
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Mountain fork moss (Dicranum montanum)
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Pincushion moss (Leucobryum glaucum)
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Polytrichum moss (Polytrichum piliferum)
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Prairie sphagnum (Sphagnum palustre)
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Purple horn-tooth moss (Ceratodon purpureus)
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Rose moss (Rhodobryum roseum)
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Russow's sphagnum (Sphagnum russowii)
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String grimmia (Grimmia funalis)
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Tree climacium moss (Climacium dendroides)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz)
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Urn haircap (Pogonatum urnigerum)
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Waved fork moss (Dicranum undulatum)
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