Black color = Pleurocarps - frequently branched, mat formers.
DarkOrange 'apricot' color = Acrocarps - rarely branched, tuft formers.
C = costate
! = "calciophile"
Names are those as recoginized in BFNA. Names in parantheses are common synonyms.
Dicranum montanum C
Dicranum viride C
Orthotrichum obtusifolium C
Orthotrichum ohioense C
Orthotrichum sordidum C
Orthotrichum stellatum C
Ulota coarctata C
Ulota crispula C
Ulota intermedia C
Zygodon conoideus C
Zygodon viridissimus C
Anacamptodon splachnoides C
Anomodon (Haplohymenium) triste C
Anomodon minor C
Anomodon rugelii C
Drummondia prorepens C
Forsstroemia trichomitria C
Homomallium adnatum
Hypnum pallescens
Leskea gracilescens C
Leskea obscura C
Leskea polycarpa C
Leskeella nervosa C
Leucodon andrewsianus
Leucodon brachypus
Lindbergia brachyptera C
Neckera pennata
Platygyrium repens
Pylaisia intricata
Pylaisia polyantha
Pylaisia selwynii
Rauiella scita C
Schwetschkeopsis fabronia
Thelia asprella C
Thelia hirtella C
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Arrhenopterum (Aulacomnium) heterostichum C
Bryum capillare C
Dicranella heteromalla C
Dicranum flagellare C
Dicranum montanum C
Dicranum viride C
Mnium hornum C
Mnium stellare C
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Plagiomnium cilare C
Plagiomnium cuspidatum C
Rhodobryum ontariense C
Rosulabryum capillare C
Trichostomum tenuirostre C
Zygodon viridissimus C
Amblystegium serpens C
Anomodon attenuatus C
Anomodon minor C
Anomodon rugelii C
Anomodon (Haplohymenium) triste C
Brachytheciastrum (Brachythecium) velutinum C
Brachythecium campestre C
Brachythecium laetum C
Brachythecium rutabulum C
Brotherella (Pylaisiadelpha) recurvans
Callicladium haldanianum
Campylophyllum (Campylium) hispidulum
Entodon cladorrhizans
Entodon seductrix
Eurhynchiastrum (Eurynchium) pulchellum C
Fissidens taxifolius C
Haplocladium virginianum C
Herzogiella turfacea
Homalia trichomanoides C
Homomallium adnatum
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum imponens
Hypnum pallescens
Leskea gracilescens C
Leskea obscura C
Leskea polycarpa C
Leucodon brachypus
Lindbergia brachyptera C
Myrinia pulvinata
Plagiothecium cavifolium C
Plagiothecium laetum C
Platydicya subtilis
Platygyrium repens
Pterigynandrum filiforme
Rauiella scita C
Rhynchostegium serrulatum C
Sanionia uncinata C
Schwetschkeopsis fabronia
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) populeum C
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) reflexum C
Thelia asprella C
Thelia hirtella C
Thuidium delicatulum C
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Amblystegium serpens C
Aulacomnium androgynum C
Buxbaumia minakatae
Dicranella heteromalla C
Dicranum flagellare C
Dicranum fuscescens C
Dicranum montanum C
Dicranum viride C
Leucobryum glaucum C
Oncophorus wahlenbergii C
Plagiomnium cilare C
Plagiomnium cuspidatum C
Rhodobryum ontariense C
Tetraphis genticulata C
Tetraphis pellucida C
Brachythecium campestre C
Brachythecium laetum C
Brachythecium rutabulum C
Brotherella (Pylaisiadelpha) recurvans
Callicladium haldanianum
Campyliadelphus (Campylium) chrysophyllus C
Campylophyllum (Campylium) hispidulum
Cyrto-hypnum minutulum C
Entodon cladorrhizans
Entodon seductrix
Eurhynchiastrum (Eurynchium) pulchellum C
Haplocladium virginianum C
Heterophyllym affine
Herzogiella turfacea
Hylocomium splendens
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum curvifolium
Hypnum fauriei
Hypnum imponens
Hypnum pallescens
Plagiothecium laetum C
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Rhynchostegium serrulatum C
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) populeum C
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) reflexum C
Thuidium alleniorum C
Thuidium delicatulum C
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HUMIC SOIL and FOREST FLOOR (including moist or calcareous)
Arrhenopterum heterostichum C
Atrichum altecristatum C
Atrichum angustatum C
Atrichum crispulum C
Atrichum undulatum C
Barbula convoluta C!
Barbula unguiculata C!
Bryum capillare C
Buxbaumia aphylla
Dicranum fuscescens C
Dicranum majus C
Dicranum ontariense C
Dicranum polysetum C
Dicranum scoparium C
Didymodon fallax C!
Didymodon ferrugineus C!
Didymodon rigidulus C!
Diphysium foliosum C
Leucobryum albidum C
Leucobryum glaucum C
Mnium affine C
Mnium marginatum C!
Mnium spinulosum C
Mnium stellare C!
Mnium thompsonii C!
Orthotrichum anomalum C!
Plagiomnium cilare C
Plagiomnium cuspidatum C
Plagiomnium medium C!
Plagiomnium rostratum C!
Pohlia nutans C
Pohlia proligera C
Polytrichastrum (Polytrichum) longisetum C
Polytrichastrum (Polytrichum) ohioense C
Polytrichastrum (Polytrichum) pallidisetum C
Polytrichum commune C
Rhodobryum ontariense C!
Rosulabryum capillare C
Syntrichia ruralis C!
Abietinella abietina C!
Anomodon viticulosus C!
Brachythecium laetum C
Brachythecium rutabulum C
Brachytheciastrum (Brachythecium) velutinum C
Brotherella (Pylaisiadelpha) recurvans
Bryhnia gramicolor C!
Bryoandersonia illecebra C
Ctenidium molluscum
Cyrto-hypnum minutulum C
Entodon cladorrhizans
Entodon seductrix
Ephemerum crassinervum C
Eurhynchiastrum (Eurynchium) pulchellum C
Fissidens bryoides C!
Fissidens bushii C
Fissidens subbasilaris C!
Fissidens taxifolius C
Haplocladium virginianum C
Heterocladium dimorphum!
Heterophyllum affine
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Hylocomiastrum (Hylocomium) pyrenaicum C
Hylocomiastrum (Hylocomium) umbratum
Hylocomium splendens
Hypnum curvifolium
Hypnum imponens
Oxyrrhynchium hians
Pleurozium schreberi
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
Rhytidium rugosum C!
Sanionia orthothecioides C
Thuidium alleniorum C
Thuidium delicatulum C
Thuidium recognitum C!
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AQUATIC or FREQUENTLY SUBMERGED
Dichelyma capillaceum C
Dichelyma falcatum C
Dicranella schreberiana C
Fontinalis antipyretica
Fontinalis dalecarlica
Fontinalis hypnoides
Fontinalis novae-anglicae
Fontinalis sphagnifolia
Drepanocladus aduncus C
Fissidens fontanus C
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Leptodictyum riparium C
Platylomella lescurii C
Rhynchostegium (Platyhypnidium, Torrentaria) aquaticum C
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Andreaea rothii C
Codriophorus (Racomitrium) acicularis C
Codriophorus (Racomitrium) aduncoides C
Cynodontium tenellum C
Dichodontium pellucidum C
Fontinalis antipyretica
Fontinalis dalecarlica
Fontinalis hypnoides
Fontinalis novae-anglicae
Fontinalis sphagnifolia
Grimmia donniana C
Grimmia olneyi C
Grimmia unicolor C
Hyophila involuta C!
Pohlia cruda C!
Racomitrium affine C
Racomitrium fasiculare C
Racomitrium sudeticum C
Racomitrium venustum C
Rhizomnium punctatum C
Schistidium apocarpum s.lat C
Schistidium rivulare C
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) plumosum C
Brachythecium rivulare C
Bryhnia novae-anglicae C
Fissidens bryoides C!
Fissidens dubious C
Fissidens osmundioides C
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Hygrohypnum duriusculum
Hygrohypnum eugyrium
Hygrohypnum luridum
Hygrohypnum ochraceum C
Hygrohypnum subeugyrium
Rhynchostegium (Platyhypnidium, Torrentaria) aquaticum C
Platylomella lescurii C
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Sematophyllum marylandicum
Thamnobryum alleghensiense C
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WETLANDS, STREAMBANKS and WET SOIL (vs damp or moist)
Atrichum crispulum C
Atrichum crispum C
Atrichum oerstedianum C
Aulacomnium androgynum C
Aulacomnium palustre C
Bryum pallens C!
Catoscopium nigritum C!
Cinclidium stygium C!
Dicranum bonjeanii C!
Dicranum undulatum C
Meesia longiseta C!
Meesia triquetra C!
Mnium hornum C
Paludella squarrosa C!
Philonotis fontana C
Philonotis marchica C
Plagiomnium ellipticum C
Pohlia wahlenbergii C
Polytrichum commune C
Polytrichum longisetum C
Polytrichum strictum C
Pseudobryum cinclidioides C
Ptychostomum (Bryum) pseudotriquertrum C
Rhizomnium appalachianum C
Rhizomnium magnifolium C
Brachythecium rivulare C
Bryhnia novae-anglicae C
Calliergon cordifolium C
Calliergon giganteum C!
Straminergon (Calliergon) stramineum C
Calliergonella cuspidata !
Campyliadelphus (Campylium) chrysophyllus C!
Campyliadelphus (Campylium) stellatum!
Cirrophyllum piliferum C
Climacium americanum C
Climacium dendroides C
Cratoneuron filicinum C!
Ctenidium molluscum
Drepanocladus aduncus C
Drepanocladus polygamus
Drepanocladus vernicosus
Eurhynchiastrum (Eurynchium) hians C
Fissidens adianthoides C
Fissidens osmundioides C
Hamatocaulis vernicosus C!
Elodium (Helodium) blandowii C!
Elodium (Helodium) elodioides C
Elodium (Helodium) paludosum C
Herzogiella striatella
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Hypnum lindbergii
Leptodictyum riparium C
Myrinia pulvinata
Plagiothecium latebricola C
Pseuodocalliergon trifarium C
Pseuodocalliergon turgescens C
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Sanionia uncinata C
Scorpidium cossonii C!
Scorpidium scorpioides!
Scorpidium (Limprichtia) revolvens C
Thuidium recognitum C
Tomentypnum falcifolium C!
Tomentypnum nitens C!
Warnstorfia fluitans C
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Amphidium lapponicum C!
Amphidium mougeotii C!
Andreaea rothii C
Anomobryum julaceum C!
Arrhenopterum (Aulacomnium) heterostichum C
Atrichum crispum C
Blindia acuta C
Bryum capillare C
Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides C!
Codriophorus (Racomitrium) acicularis C
Codriophorus (Racomitrium) aduncoides C
Dichodontium pellucidum C
Dicranella schreberiana C
Dicranella varia C!
Dicranum undulatum C
Didymodon fallax C!
Didymodon ferrugineus C!
Didymodon rigidulus C!
Distichium capillaceum C!
Encalypta ciliata C!
Encalypta procera C!
Encalypta rhaptocarpa C!
Gymnostomum aeruginosum C
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum C!
Hyophila involuta C!
Meesia uliginosa C!
Mielichhoferia elongata C
Philonotis fontana C
Philonotis marchica C
Philonotis yezoana C
Plagiobryum zieri C
Pohlia cruda C!
Pohlia nutans C
Pohlia wahlenbergii C
Racomitrium affine C
Racomitrium fasiculare C
Racomitrium sudeticum C
Racomitrium venustum C
Rhabdoweisia crispata C
Rhizomnium appalachianum C
Rhizomnium punctatum C
Schistidium apocarpum s.lat C
Timmia megapolitana C!
Brachythecium rivulare C
Bryhnia novae-anglicae C
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum C!
Campyliadelphus (Campylium) chrysophyllus! C
Fissidens bryoides C!
Fissidens dubious C
Fissidens osmundioides C
Fissidens grandifrons C
Herzogiella striatella
Heterocladium dimorphum!
Hygroamblystegium varium C
Hygrohypnum luridum
Hygrohypnum ochraceum C
Loeskeobryum (Hylocomium) brevirostre
Myurella julacea!
Myurella sibirica!
Palustriella falcata C!
Plagiothecium cavifolium C
Plagiothecium denticulatum C
Plagiothecium laetum C
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhynchostegium (Platyhypnidium, Torrentaria) aquaticum C
Saelania glaucescens C
Sanionia uncinata C
Sanionia orthothecioides C
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) plumosum C
Sematophyllum demissum
Taxiphyllum deplanatum!
Thamnobryum alleghensiense C
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ROCKS, LEDGES or THIN SOIL OVER ROCKS
Andreaea rothii C
Andreaea rupestris
Atrichum angustatum C
Barbula convoluta C!
Barbula unguiculata C!
Bartramia pomiformis C
Bucklandiella microcarpa C
Dicranodontium denudatum C
Dicranum fulvum C
Dicranum montanum C
Dicranum scoparium C
Ditrichum flexicaule C!
Encalypta ciliata C!
Encalypta procera C!
Encalypta rhaptocarpa C!
Grimmia muehlenbeckii C
Grimmia pilifera C
Hymenostylium recurvirostrum C!
Mnium marginatum C!
Mnium stellare C!
Mnium thompsonii C!
Orthotrichum anomalum C!
Orthotrichum strangulatum C!
Paraleucobryum longifolium C
Philonotis yezoana C
Plagiomnium cilare C
Plagiomnium cuspidatum C
Plagiomnium medium C!
Plagiomnium rostratum C!
Plagiopus oederiana C!
Pohlia proligera C
Polytrichastrum alpinum C
Polytrichum juniperinum C
Polytrichum piliferum C
Ptychomitrium incurvum C
Racomitrium canescens C
Racomitrium langinosum C
Rhodobryum ontariense C!
Schistidium crassithecium C
Schistidium maritimum C
Schistidium rivulare C
Schistostega pennata C
Seligeria campylopoda C
Syntrichia ruralis C!
Tetrodontiaum brownianum C
Timmia megapolitana C!
Trichostomum tenuirostre C
Tortella fragilis C
Tortella humilis C
Tortella inclinata C
Tortella tortuosa C
Tortula ruralis C
Ulota curvifolia C
Ulota hutchinsiae C
Ulota phyllantha C
Abietinella abietina C!
Amblystegium serpens C!
Anomodon attenuatus C!
Anomodon minor C!
Anomodon rostratus C!
Anomodon rugelii C!
Anomodon viticulosus C!
Brotherella (Pylaisiadelpha) recurvans
Bryhnia gramicolor C!
Campylostelium saxicola C
Campyliadelphus (Campylium) chrysophyllus C!
Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum C
Entodon cladorrhizans
Entodon seductrix
Fissidens subbasilaris C!
Forsstroemia trichomitria C!
Haplocladium virginianum C
Hedwigia ciliata
Homalia trichomanoides C
Homomallium adnatum
Hylocomium splendens
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum imponens
Hypnum pallescens
Isopterygiopsis muelleriana!
Isothecium myosuroides C
Myurella sibirica!
Platydictya confervoides
Platydictya jungermannioides
Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pterigynandrum filiforme
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Pylaisiadelphia tenuirostris!
Rhynchostegium serrulatum C
Rhytidium rugosum C!
Sanionia orthothecioides C
Sciuro-hypnum (Brachythecium) populeum C
Thelia lescurii
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DISTURBED AREAS and EXPOSED SOIL (mesic-xeric but not wet)
Atrichum altecristatum C
Atrichum angustatum C
Aphanorrehegma serratum C
Bryum argenteum C
Bryum lisae C
Ceratodon purpureus C
Dicranella heteromalla C
Dicranum spurium C
Diphysium foliosum C
Ditrichum flexicaule C!
Ditrichum linare C
Ditrichum pallidum C
Ephemerum crassinervum C
Funaria hygrometrica C
Gemmabryum (Bryum) caespiticium C
Leptobryum pyriforme C
Physcomitrium pyriforme C
Pleuridium subulatum C
Pogonatum pensilvanicum
Pogonatum urnigerum
Pohlia annotina C
Pohlia bulbifera C
Pohlia nutans C
Polytrichum juniperinum C
Polytrichum piliferum C
Ptychostomum creberrimum C
Trematodon ambiguous C
Trichodon cylindricus C
Weissia controversa C
Thelia lescurii
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Arctoa blytii C
Arctoa fulvella C
Conostomum tetragonum C
Cynodontium tenellum C
Dicranum elongatum C
Grimmia donniana C
Meesia longiseta C!
Pogonatum dentatum
Pogonatum urnigerum
Pohlia annotina C
Pohlia nutans C
Polytrichum juniperinum C
Racomitrium canescens C
Racomitrium fasiculare C
Racomitrium langinosum C
Racomitrium microcarpon C
Ulota curvifolia C
Lescuraea saxicola
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Splachnum ampullaceum C
Splachnum pensylvanicum C
Splachnum rubrum C
Tayloria serrata C
Tetraplodon angustatus C
Tetraplodon mnioides C
Black color = Pleurocarps - frequently branched, mat formers.
DarkOrange 'apricot' color = Acrocarps - rarely branched, tuft formers.
C = costate
! = "calciophile"
Names are those as recoginized in BFNA. Names in parantheses are common synonyms.
last update 2023 Apr 2
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