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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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Apple moss (Bartramia pomiformis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

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

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Broom moss (Dicranum scoparium)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dickbauch

License: CC-BY-SA 2.5

Common haircap (Polytrichum commune)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Sten Porse

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Common tamarisk moss (Thuidium tamariscinum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Salicyna

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Common water moss (Fontinalis antipyretica)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bernd Haynold

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Cypress-leaved plaitmoss (Hypnum cupressiforme)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Katya

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Delicate thuidium moss (Thuidium delicatulum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

Downy plaitmoss (Hypnum callichroum)

Photo source: Wikimedia-Commons, Hermann Schachner

Extinguisher moss (Encalypta vulgaris)

Photo source: Wikimedia-Commons, Hermann Schachner

Feather moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis)

Photo source: Wikimedia-Commons, Hermann Schachner

Grimmia alpestris

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Grimmia longirostris

Photo source: Wikimedia-Commons, Hermann Schachner

Green broom moss (Dicranum viride)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, BerndH

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Green shield moss (Buxbaumia viridis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bernd Haynold

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Grey-cushioned grimmia (Grimmia pulvinata)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bjorn S...

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Heath plaitmoss (Hypnum jutlandicum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, HermannSchachner

Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bjorn S...

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Lantern moss (Andreaea rupestris)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Luminous moss (Schistostega pennata)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alpsdake

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Mamillate plaitmoss (Hypnum andoi)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Mountain fork moss (Dicranum montanum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Pincushion moss (Leucobryum glaucum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AfroBrazilian

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Polytrichum moss (Polytrichum piliferum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Michael Becker

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Prairie sphagnum (Sphagnum palustre)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Приходько Юрий

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Purple horn-tooth moss (Ceratodon purpureus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Mila Moudra

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Rose moss (Rhodobryum roseum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Russow's sphagnum (Sphagnum russowii)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Lauro Sirgado

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

String grimmia (Grimmia funalis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner

Tree climacium moss (Climacium dendroides)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz)

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Urn haircap (Pogonatum urnigerum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Miika Silfverberg

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Waved fork moss (Dicranum undulatum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hermann Schachner