CHECKLIST OF MOSSES RECORDED IN VC37

Latin Name

English Name

Comment

Acaulon muticum var. muticum

Rounded Pygmy-moss

Aloina aloides

Common Aloe-moss

Aloina rigida

Rigid Aloe-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Amblyodon dealbatus

Short-tooth Hump-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Amblystegium fluviatile

Brook-side Feather-moss

Amblystegium humile

Constricted Feather-moss

Amblystegium serpens var. serpens

Creeping Feather-moss

Amblystegium tenax

Fountain Feather-moss

Amblystegium varium

Willow Feather-moss

Amphidium mougeotii

Mougeot's Yoke-moss

Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata

Hunt's Rock-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Anomodon viticulosus

Rambling Tail-moss

Antitrichia curtipendula

Pendulous Wing-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Aphanorhegma patens

Spreading Earth-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Archidium alternifolium

Clay Earth-moss

Atrichum angustatum

Lesser Smoothcap

Endangered; Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Atrichum undulatum var. gracilisetum

Side-stalk Smoothcap

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Atrichum undulatum var. undulatum

Common Smoothcap

Aulacomnium androgynum

Bud-headed Groove-moss

Aulacomnium palustre

Bog Groove-moss

Barbula convoluta sens.lat.

Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss

Barbula unguiculata

Bird's-claw Beard-moss

Bartramia ithyphylla

Straight-leaved Apple-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Bartramia pomiformis

Common Apple-moss

Brachythecium albicans

Whitish Feather-moss

Brachythecium glareosum

Streaky Feather-moss

Brachythecium mildeanum

Sand Feather-moss

Brachythecium plumosum

Rusty Feather-moss

Brachythecium populeum

Matted Feather-moss

Brachythecium rivulare

River Feather-moss

Brachythecium rutabulum

Rough-stalked Feather-moss

Brachythecium salebrosum

Smooth-stalk Feather-moss

Brachythecium velutinum

Velvet Feather-moss

Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Red Beard-moss

Bryum algovicum var. rutheanum

Drooping Thread-moss

Bryum argenteum

Silver-moss

Bryum bornholmense

Potato Bryum

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Bryum caespiticium

Tufted Thread-moss

Bryum capillare var. capillare

Capillary Thread-moss

Bryum dichotomum

Bryum

Used to be Bryum bicolor and B. dunense (Smith 2004)

Bryum donianum

Don's Thread-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Bryum gemmiferum

Small-bud Bryum

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Bryum imbricatum

Small-mouthed Thread-moss

Bryum intermedium

Many-seasoned Thread-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Bryum klinggraeffii

Raspberry Bryum

Bryum laevifilum

Flabby Thread-moss

Used to be Bryum subelegans (Smith 2004)

Bryum pallens

Pale Thread-moss

Bryum pallescens

Tall-clustered Thread-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum

Bimous Marsh Bryum

Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum

Marsh Bryum

Bryum radiculosum

Wall Thread-moss

Bryum rubens

Crimson-tuber Thread-moss

Bryum ruderale

Pea Bryum

Bryum sauteri

Sauter's Thread-moss

Bryum subapiculatum

Lesser Potato Bryum

Bryum uliginosum

Cernuous Thread-moss

Critically endangered; Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Bryum violaceum

Pill Bryum

Buxbaumia aphylla

Brown Shield-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2002

Calliergon cordifolium

Heart-leaved Spear-moss

Calliergon giganteum

Giant Spear-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Calliergon stramineum

Straw Spear-moss

Calliergonella cuspidata

Pointed Spear-moss

Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus

Golden Feather-moss

Campylium stellatum var. protensum

Dull Starry Feather-moss

Campylium stellatum var. stellatum

Yellow Starry Feather-moss

Campylophyllum calcareum

Chalk Feather-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2001

Campylopus flexuosus

Rusty Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus fragilis

Brittle Swan-neck Moss

Campylopus introflexus

Heath Star Moss

Campylopus pyriformis var. pyriformis

Dwarf Swan-neck Moss

Ceratodon purpureus

Redshank

Cinclidotus fontinaloides

Smaller

Cinclidotus riparius

Fountain Lattice-moss

Vulnerable

Cirriphyllum piliferum

Hair-pointed Feather-moss

Climacium dendroides

Tree-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2001

Conardia compacta

Compact Feather-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Cratoneuron filicinum

Fern-leaved Hook-moss

Cryphaea heteromalla

Lateral Cryphaea

Ctenidium molluscum var. condensatum

Dense Comb-moss

Ctenidium molluscum var. molluscum

Chalk Comb-moss

Cynodontium bruntonii

Brunton's Dog-tooth

Dialytrichia mucronata

Pointed Lattice-moss

Dichodontium flavescens

Yellowish Fork-moss

Data deficient

Dichodontium pellucidum

Transparent Fork-moss

Dicranella cerviculata

Red-neck Forklet-moss

Dicranella heteromalla

Silky Forklet-moss

Dicranella palustris

Marsh Forklet-moss

Dicranella rufescens

Rufous Forklet-moss

Dicranella schreberiana

Schreber's Forklet-moss

Dicranella staphylina

Field Forklet-moss

Dicranella varia

Variable Forklet-moss

Dicranoweisia cirrata

Common Pincushion

Dicranum bonjeanii

Crisped Fork-moss

Dicranum fuscescens

Dusky Fork-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Dicranum majus

Greater Fork-moss

Dicranum montanum

Mountain Fork-moss

Dicranum scoparium

Broom Fork-moss

Dicranum tauricum

Fragile Fork-moss

Didymodon acutus

Pointed Beard-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Didymodon fallax

Fallacious Beard-moss

Didymodon ferrugineus

Rusty Beard-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2002

Didymodon insulanus

Cylindric Beard-moss

Didymodon luridus

Dusky Beard-moss

Didymodon nicholsonii

Nicholson's Beard-moss

Didymodon rigidulus

Rigid Beard-moss

Didymodon sinuosus

Wavy Beard-moss

Didymodon spadiceus

Brown Beard-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Didymodon tophaceus

Olive Beard-moss

Didymodon vinealis

Soft-tufted Beard-moss

Discelium nudum

Flag-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Ditrichum cylindricum

Cylindric Ditrichum

Ditrichum gracile

Slender Ditrichum

Debracketing for VC37 in 2001

Ditrichum heteromallum

Curve-leaved Ditrichum

Drepanocladus aduncus

Kneiff's Hook-moss

Drepanocladus cossonii

Intermediate Hook-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Drepanocladus polygamus

Fertile Feather-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Drepanocladus sendtneri

Chalk Hook-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Encalypta streptocarpa

Spiral Extinguisher-moss

Encalypta vulgaris

Common Extinguisher-moss

Entodon concinnus

Montagne's Cylinder-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Entosthodon fascicularis

Hasselquist's Hyssop

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Entosthodon obtusus

Blunt Cord-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Ephemerum cohaerens

Clustered Earth-moss

European Red List; Critically endangered; 1st record in VC37 in 2004

Ephemerum recurvifolium

Strap-leaved Earth-moss

Ephemerum serratum var. minutissimum

Minute Earth-moss

Ephemerum serratum var. serratum

Serrated Earth-moss

Eucladium verticillatum

Whorled Tufa-moss

Eurhynchium crassinervium

Beech Feather-moss

Eurhynchium hians

Swartz's Feather-moss

Eurhynchium praelongum

Common Feather-moss

Eurhynchium pumilum

Dwarf Feather-moss

Eurhynchium schleicheri

Twist-tip Feather-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 1999

Eurhynchium speciosum

Showy Feather-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Eurhynchium striatum

Common Striated Feather-moss

Fissidens adianthoides

Maidenhair Pocket-moss

Fissidens bryoides

Lesser Pocket-moss

Fissidens crassipes

Fatfoot Pocket-moss

Fissidens dubius

Rock Pocket-moss

Fissidens exilis

Slender Pocket-moss

Fissidens gracilifolius

Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss

Fissidens incurvus

Short-leaved Pocket-moss

Fissidens osmundoides

Purple-stalked Pocket-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Fissidens pusillus

Petty Pocket-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2001

Fissidens rufulus

Beck Pocket-moss

Fissidens taxifolius var. taxifolius

Common Pocket-moss

Fissidens viridulus

Green Pocket-moss

Fontinalis antipyretica var. antipyretica

Greater Water-moss

Fontinalis squamosa var. squamosa

Alpine Water-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Funaria hygrometrica

Common Cord-moss

Grimmia donniana

Donn's Grimmia

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Grimmia laevigata

Hoary Grimmia

1st record in VC37 in 2003

Grimmia orbicularis

Round-fruited Grimmia

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Grimmia pulvinata

Grey-cushioned Grimmia

Grimmia trichophylla

Hair-pointed Grimmia

Gymnostomum calcareum

Blunt-leaf Tufa-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Gyroweisia tenuis

Slender Stubble-moss

Hedwigia ciliata var. ciliata

Fringed Hoar-moss

Data deficient; 1st record in VC37 in 2000

Hedwigia stellata

Starry Hoar-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Hennediella heimii

Heim's Pottia

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Hennediella stanfordensis

Stanford Screw-moss

Heterocladium heteropterum var. flaccidum

Slender Tamarisk-moss

Heterocladium heteropterum var. heteropterum

Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss

Homalia trichomanoides

Blunt Feather-moss

Homalothecium lutescens

Yellow Feather-moss

Homalothecium sericeum

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Hookeria lucens

Shining Hookeria

Hygrohypnum luridum var. luridum

Drab Brook-moss

Hylocomium brevirostre

Short-beaked Wood-moss

Hylocomium splendens

Glittering Wood-moss

Hypnum andoi

Mamillate Plait-moss

Hypnum cupressiforme

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss

Hypnum jutlandicum

Heath Plait-moss

Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum

Great Plait-moss

Hypnum lindbergii

Lindberg's Plait-moss

Hypnum resupinatum

Supine Plait-moss

Isothecium alopecuroides

Larger Mouse-tail Moss

Isothecium myosuroides var. myosuroides

Slender Mouse-tail Moss

Leptobryum pyriforme

Golden Thread-moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Kneiff's Feather-moss

Leptodontium flexifolium

Bent-leaved Beard-moss

Leskea polycarpa

Many-fruited Leskea

Leucobryum glaucum

Large White-moss

Leucobryum juniperoideum

Smaller White-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2001

Leucodon sciuroides var. sciuroides

Squirrel-tail Moss

Microbryum curvicolle

Swan-necked Earth-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2005

Microbryum davallianum

Smallest Pottia

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Microbryum rectum

Upright Pottia

1st record in VC37 in 2002

Microbryum starckeanum

Starke's Pottia

Mnium hornum

Swan's-neck Thyme-moss

Mnium marginatum var. marginatum

Bordered Thyme-moss

Mnium stellare

Starry Thyme-moss

Neckera complanata

Flat Neckera

Neckera crispa

Crisped Neckera

Neckera pumila

Dwarf Neckera

1st record in VC37 in 2005

Octodiceras fontanum

Fountain Pocket-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Orthodontium lineare

Cape Thread-moss

Orthotrichum affine

Wood Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum anomalum

Anomalous Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum cupulatum var. cupulatum

Hooded Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum cupulatum var. riparium

Naked Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum diaphanum

White-tipped Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum lyellii

Lyell's Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum pulchellum

Elegant Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum rivulare

River Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum sprucei

Spruce's Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum stramineum

Straw Bristle-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2002

Orthotrichum striatum

Shaw's Bristle-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Orthotrichum tenellum

Slender Bristle-moss

Palustriella commutata var. commutata

Curled Hook-moss

Palustriella commutata var. falcata

Claw-leaved Hook-moss

Philonotis arnellii

Arnell's Apple-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Philonotis calcarea

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Philonotis fontana

Fountain Apple-moss

Physcomitrium pyriforme

Common Bladder-moss

Plagiomnium affine

Many-fruited Thyme-moss

Plagiomnium cuspidatum

Woodsy Thyme-moss

Plagiomnium elatum

Tall Thyme-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Plagiomnium rostratum

Long-beaked Thyme-moss

Plagiomnium undulatum

Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss

Plagiothecium curvifolium

Curved Silk-moss

Plagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum

Dented Silk-moss

Plagiothecium latebricola

Alder Silk-moss

Plagiothecium nemorale

Woodsy Silk-moss

Plagiothecium ruthei

Swamp Silk-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Plagiothecium succulentum

Juicy Silk-moss

Plagiothecium undulatum

Waved Silk-moss

Platygyrium repens

Flat-brocade Moss

1st record in VC37 in 2003

Pleuridium acuminatum

Taper-leaved Earth-moss

Pleuridium subulatum

Awl-leaved Earth-moss

Pleurozium schreberi

Red-stemmed Feather-moss

Pogonatum aloides

Aloe Haircap

Pogonatum nanum

Dwarf Haircap

Pogonatum urnigerum

Urn Haircap

Pohlia annotina

Pale-fruited Thread-moss

Pohlia lutescens

Yellow Thread-moss

Pohlia melanodon

Pink-fruited Thread-moss

Pohlia nutans

Nodding Thread-moss

Pohlia proligera

Bent-bud Thread-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii

Pale Glaucous Thread-moss

Polytrichum alpinum

Alpine Haircap

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Polytrichum commune var. commune

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune var. perigoniale

Dense Haircap

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Polytrichum formosum

Bank Haircap

Polytrichum juniperinum

Juniper Haircap

Polytrichum longisetum

Slender Haircap

Polytrichum piliferum

Bristly Haircap

Pseudephemerum nitidum

Delicate Earth-moss

Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum

Hornschuch's Beard-moss

Pseudocrossidium revolutum

Revolute Beard-moss

Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

Elegant Silk-moss

Pterogonium gracile

Bird's-foot Wing-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2003

Pterygoneurum lamellatum

Spiral Chalk-moss

European red list; Extinct; Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Pterygoneurum ovatum

Oval-leaved Pottia

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Ptychomitrium polyphyllum

Long-shanked Pincushion

Pylaisia polyantha

Many-flowered Leskea

Racomitrium aciculare

Yellow Fringe-moss

Racomitrium aquaticum

Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Racomitrium canescens

Hoary Fringe-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Racomitrium ericoides

Dense Fringe-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Racomitrium fasciculare

Green Mountain Fringe-moss

Racomitrium heterostichum

Bristly Fringe-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2001

Racomitrium lanuginosum

Woolly Fringe-moss

Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum

Felted Thyme-moss

Rhizomnium punctatum

Dotted Thyme-moss

Rhodobryum roseum

Rose-moss

Rhynchostegiella curviseta

Curve-stalked Feather-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Rhynchostegiella tenella

Tender Feather-moss

Rhynchostegiella teneriffae

Teesdale Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium confertum

Clustered Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Megapolitan Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium murale

Wall Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium riparioides

Long-beaked Water Feather-moss

Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Little Shaggy-moss

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Springy Turf-moss

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Big Shaggy-moss

Sanionia uncinata

Sickle-leaved Hook-moss

Schistidium apocarpum

Schistidium crassipilum

Thickpoint Grimmia

1st record in VC37 in 2001

Schistidium elegantulum subsp. Wilsonii

Wilson's Grimmia

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Schistidium rivulare sens.lat.

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Schistidium strictum

Upright Brown Grimmia

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Schistostega pennata

Luminous Moss

1st record in VC37 in 2002

Scleropodium cespitans

Tufted Feather-moss

Scleropodium purum

Neat Feather-moss

Scleropodium tourettii

Glass-wort Feather-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2003

Scorpidium scorpioides

Hooked Scorpion-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Seligeria calcarea

Chalk Rock-bristle

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Seligeria donniana

Donn's Rock-bristle

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Seligeria pusilla

Dwarf Rock-bristle

Seligeria recurvata

Recurved Rock-bristle

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum

Red Bog-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Sphagnum cuspidatum

Feathery Bog-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Sphagnum denticulatum

Cow-horn Bog-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Sphagnum fallax

Flat-topped Bog-moss

Sphagnum fimbriatum

Fringed Bog-moss

Sphagnum inundatum

Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2001

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre

Blunt-leaved Bog-moss

Sphagnum papillosum

Papillose Bog-moss

Sphagnum quinquefarium

Five-ranked Bog-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2004

Sphagnum squarrosum

Spiky Bog-moss

Sphagnum subnitens var. subnitens

Lustrous Bog-moss

Sphagnum tenellum

Soft Bog-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Syntrichia intermedia

Intermediate Screw-moss

Syntrichia laevipila

Small Hairy Screw-moss

Syntrichia laevipila var. laevipilaeformis was first recorded in VC37 in 2004; Syntrichia laevipila var laevipila was already recorded in VC37; Smith (2004) does not recognise the two varieties as separate taxa and suggests they should be recognised as one. 

Syntrichia latifolia

Water Screw-moss

Syntrichia papillosa

Marble Screw-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Syntrichia ruraliformis

Sand-hill Screw-moss

Syntrichia ruralis

Great Hairy Screw-moss

Syntrichia virescens

Lesser Screw-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2004

Taxiphyllum wissgrillii

Depressed Feather-moss

Tetraphis pellucida

Pellucid Four-tooth Moss

Thamnobryum alopecurum

Fox-tail Feather-moss

Thuidium philibertii

Philibert's Tamarisk-moss

1st record in VC37 in 2001

Thuidium tamariscinum

Common Tamarisk-moss

Tomentypnum nitens

Woolly Feather-moss

Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Tortella tortuosa

Frizzled Crisp-moss

Debracketing for VC37 in 2002

Tortula acaulon var. acaulon

Cuspidate Earth-moss

Tortula acaulon var. schreberiana

Schreberian Earth-moss

Tortula cuneifolia

Wedge-leaved Screw-moss

Vulnerable; Not seen in VC37 since the beginning of 1950

Tortula lanceola

Lance-leaved Pottia

Tortula marginata

Bordered Screw-moss

Tortula modica