Mosses
Mosses and liverworts are our most primitive land plants and are distinguished in part by their lack of structures to transport water. While most people are familiar with mosses, liverworts are often a mystery. Some look distinctly like mosses while others consist entirely of a thickened flat thallose or leaf-like structure. There are about 10,000 species of moss in the world and 6–8,000 liverworts.
Anthocerotopsida (hornworts)
Anthocerotales
Anthocerotaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Anthoceros sp. |
|
Andreaeopsida (lantern mosses)
Dicranales
Dicranaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Dicranella(?) sp. |
|
Bryopsida (true mosses)
Bryales
Bryaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Bryum argenteum |
|
| Bryum sp. |
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| Bryum sp. |
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| Bryum sp. |
|
| Leptobryum pyriforme |
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| Pohlia wahlenbergii |
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Fissidentales
Fissidentaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Fissidens sublimbatus |
|
| Fissidens(?) bryoides(?) |
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Funariales
Funariaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Funaria hygometrica |
|
| Funaria muhlenbergii |
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Grimmiales
Drummondiaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Orthotrichum lyellii |
|
| Orthotrichum sp. |
|
| Orthotrichum tenellum |
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Grimmiaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Grimmia lisae |
|
| Grimmia pulvinata |
|
Hypnales
Brachytheciaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Bestia longipes |
|
| Scleropodium sp. |
|
| Scleropodium touretii |
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Fabroniaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Fabronia pusilla |
|
Pottiales
Pottiaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Crumia latifolia |
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| Didymodon vinealis |
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| Eucladium verticllatum |
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| Syntrichia princeps |
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| Tortula muralis |
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| Weissia controversa |
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Marchantiopsida (liverworts)
Fossombroniales
Fossombroniaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Fossombronia sp. |
|
Marchantiales
Ricciaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Riccia nigella |
|
Targioniaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Targionia hypophylla |
|
Porellales
Jubulaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Frullania bolanderi |
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Porellaceae
| Species |
Common name |
| Porella cordaena |
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