Check the popular and rare names of mosses with pictures and examples of different forms. This page will help you compare and recognize moss types more easily.
Crystalwort
Riccia fluitans
silvergreen bryum moss
Bryum argenteum
orange wall lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Many-fruited Thyme-moss
Plagiomnium affine
California asterella
Asterella californica
Creeping Feather Moss
Amblystegium serpens
brachythecium moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
undulate atrichum moss
Atrichum undulatum
aulacomnium moss
Aulacomnium palustre
campylopus moss
Campylopus introflexus
andreaea moss
Andreaea rupestris
atrichum moss
Atrichum angustatum
bryoandersonia moss
Bryoandersonia illecebra
callicladium moss
Callicladium haldanianum
buxbaumia moss
Buxbaumia viridis
calliergonella moss
Calliergonella cuspidata
witch's hair lichen
Alectoria sarmentosa
Orange Rock Hair
Trentepohlia aurea
Tiny button lichen
Amandinea punctata
antitrichia moss
Antitrichia curtipendula
alternateleaf archidium moss
Archidium alternifolium
brachythecium moss
Brachythecium rivulare
brachythecium moss
Brachythecium albicans
cracked lichen
Acarospora socialis
greasewort
Aneura pinguis
anomodon moss
Anomodon viticulosus
aulacomnium moss
Aulacomnium androgynum
barbula moss
Barbula unguiculata
bartramia moss
Bartramia pomiformis
brachythecium moss
Brachythecium salebrosum
velvet feather-moss
Brachytheciastrum velutinum
common green bryum moss
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
buxbaumia moss
Buxbaumia aphylla
calliergon moss
Calliergon cordifolium
star campylium moss
Campylium stellatum
campylopus moss
Campylopus flexuosus
campylopus moss
Campylopus pyriformis
Park Yoke-moss
Zygodon rupestris
abietinella moss
Abietinella abietina
witch's hair lichen
Alectoria ochroleuca
Flat Neckera
Alleniella complanata
Menzies' anacolia moss
Anacolia menziesii
Great Ciliated Lichen
Anaptychia ciliaris
Anaptychia runcinata
Anaptychia runcinata
California antitrichia moss
Antitrichia californica
arctoparmelia lichen
Arctoparmelia centrifuga
arctoparmelia lichen
Arctoparmelia incurva
Arthonia calcarea
Arthonia calcarea
Arthothelium ruanum
Arthothelium ruanum
Palmer's asterella
Asterella palmeri
Asterella drummondii
Asterella drummondii
Athallia cerinella
Athallia cerinella
Firedot Lichen
Athallia holocarpa
Flaming Firedot Lichen
Athallia pyracea
atrichum moss
Atrichum altecristatum
Selwyn's atrichum moss
Atrichum selwynii
Red Beard-moss
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
glossy red bryum moss
Bryum miniatum
brocade moss
Callicladium imponens
Lindberg's Hypnum Moss
Calliergonella lindbergii
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