Species in the class Bryopsida Results 1 - 20
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Beaked beardless moss (Weissia rostellata)
Beaked beardless moss is a small moss that grows in tufts on damp soil and drying mud...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Cornish path moss (Ditrichum cornubicum)
This extremely rare moss was first discovered in 1963 and only identified as a distinct species in 1976. It appears as dull-green ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Archidium moss (Archidium elatum)
Archidium elatum is a tufted moss that grows in dense carpets, ranging in colour from dark brown-green to yellow-brown. The indivi...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Knothole moss (Zygodon forsteri)
Knothole moss is a small moss, and forms dark green cushions on tree trunks or exposed roots. It resembles other Zygodon species a...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Nowell's limestone moss (Zygodon gracilis)
This rare moss is a brownish-green in colour and forms dense cushions. It is named after John Nowell, an amateur bryologist, who f...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Mrs. Appleyard's moss (Brachythecium appleyardiae)
The small, rough-textured mats formed by this moss can vary in colour from a yellowish-green to pale green. Its main stems, which ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Derbyshire feather-moss (Thamnobryum angustifolium)
Although clearly related to the widespread moss Thamnobryum alopecurum, this species has more distinctive narrower leaves with ver...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Long-leaved thread moss (Bryum neodamense)
Long-leaved thread moss is one of the easiest of the Bryum group of mosses to identify. It grows in tufts, is a reddish-green in c...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Freiberg's screw-moss (Tortula freibergii)
This low-growing moss is found in patches that are yellowish-green in colour, and has tiny oval-shaped leaves...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Lead moss (Ditrichum plumbicola)
This very rare moss can grow either as a dense mat of plants or a scattered group of individuals. It is yellowish-green in colour ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Water rock-bristle (Seligeria carniolica)
This minute dark green moss is very distinctive. The tapering leaves have very broad bases and long, narrow tips...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Many-fruited beardless moss (Weissia multicapsularis)
This moss, with its curious English name, forms small patches on the ground and on Cornish hedge banks. It forms small patches on ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Tiny fern-moss (Fissidens exiguus)
As the common name suggests, the tiny fern-moss is very small, measuring between 1.5 and 2.5 mm in size. Its identification requir...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Thatch moss (Leptodontium gemmascens)
Thatch moss, as its name implies, is sometimes found on old thatched roofs. In the semi-natural state, it is found on the decaying...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Multi-fruited river moss (Cryphaea lamyana)
Multi-fruited river moss has a creeping stem from which short branches arise. It is not as highly branched as the similar species ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Silky swan-neck moss (Campylopus setifolius)
Silky swan-neck moss forms very robust, dark green or olive-green plants. The leaves are very long and narrow, measuring between 3...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Slender thread-moss (Orthodontium gracile)
Slender thread-moss grows in bright green cushions, and closely resembles a much commoner species Orthodontium lineare. It require...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Sterile beardless moss (Weissia sterilis)
Sterile beardless moss occurs as patches or scattered stems. The stems are usually branched, and the branches are often clustered ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Spruce's bristle-moss (Orthotrichum sprucei)
Spruce's bristle-moss grows in neat, rounded cushion-like patches. When dry, the narrow leaves are straight, but they spread out w...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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