This is an updated abstract of Hermann’s (1987) list of mosses (Phylum Bryophyta, Class Musci) found in Rocky Mountain National Park, with the nomenclature brought up to date, references to collections made outside the Park boundaries deleted, and additions resulting from later collections (Weber, Vitt, Cooper, Rolston, etc.) The list was provided by Dr. William Weber, University of Colorado Professor Emeritus. Common names are from the USDA Plants Database.
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Photo |
| Abietinella abietina |
abietinella moss |
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| Amblystegium serpens |
amblystegium moss |
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| Amblystegium tenax |
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| Amphidium lapponicum |
Lapland amphidium moss |
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| Andreaea heinemannii |
Heinemann's andreaea moss |
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| Andreaea rupestris |
andreaea moss |
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| Aulacomnium palustre |
aulacomnium moss |
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| Aulacomnium palustre var. imbricatum |
aulacomnium moss |
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| Aulacomnium androgynum |
aulacomnium moss |
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| Bartramia ithyphylla |
bartramia moss |
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| Bartramia subulata |
bartramia moss |
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| Blinda acuta |
acute blindia moss |
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| Brachythecium collinum |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium erythrorrhizon |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium nelsonii |
Nelson's brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium oedipodium |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium plumosum |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium rivulare |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium salebrosum |
brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium turgidum |
turgid brachythecium moss |
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| Brachythecium velutinum |
brachythecium moss |
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| Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum |
bryoerythrophyllum moss |
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| Bryum algovicum |
bryum moss |
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| Bryum alpinum |
alpine bryum moss |
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| Bryum argenteum |
silvergreen bryum moss |
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| Bryum caespiticium |
dry calcareous bryum moss |
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| Bryum calobryoies |
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| Bryum lisae |
bryum moss |
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| Bryum pallescens |
bryum moss |
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| Bryum pseudotriquetrum |
common green bryum moss |
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| Bryum stenotrichum |
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| Bryum subelegans |
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| Bryum weigelii |
Weigel's bryum moss |
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| Calliergon cordifolium |
calliergon moss |
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| Calliergon richardsonii |
Richardson's calliergon moss |
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| Calliergonella lindbergii |
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| Campylium stellatum |
star campylium moss |
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| Campylopus schimperi |
Schimper's campylopus moss |
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| Cirriphyllum cirrosum |
cirriphyllum moss |
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| Climacium dendroides |
tree climacium moss |
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| Coscinodon calyptratus |
coscinodon moss |
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| Cratoneuron filicinum |
cratoneuron moss |
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| Cynodontium alpestre |
cynodontium moss |
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| Dichelyma falcatum |
sickle dichelyma moss |
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| Dichelyma uncinatum |
dichelyma moss |
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| Dichodontium pellucidum |
dichodontium moss |
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| Dicranella schreberiana |
Schreber's dicranella moss |
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| Dicranella subulata |
dicranella moss |
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| Dicranella vaginale |
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| Dicranoweisia crispula |
dicranoweisia moss |
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| Dicranum elongatum |
elongate dicranum moss |
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| Dicranum muehlenbeckii |
Muehlenbeck's dicranum moss |
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| Dicranum rhabdocarpum |
dicranum moss |
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| Dicranum scoparium |
dicranum moss |
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| Dicranum spadiceum |
dicranum moss |
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| Dicranum tauricum |
dicranum moss |
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| Didymodon asperifolius |
didymodon moss |
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| Didymodon ferrugineus |
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| Didymodon vinealis |
didymodon moss |
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| Distichium capillaceum |
distichium moss |
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| Districhium inclinatum |
incline distichium moss |
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| Districhium flexicaule (includes Ditrichum giganteum) |
distichium moss |
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| Drepanocladus aduncus |
drepanocladus moss |
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| Drepanocladus longifolius |
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| Encalypta ciliata |
fringed candle snuffer moss |
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| Encalypta rhaptocarpa |
yellow awn candle snuffer moss |
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| Encalypta vulgaris |
common candle snuffer moss |
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| Fissidens bryoides |
bryoid fissidens moss |
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| Fissidens sublimbatus |
fissidens moss |
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| Fontinalis antipyretica |
antifever fontinalis moss |
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| Fontinalis hypnoides |
fontinalis moss |
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| Fontinalis neomexicana |
New Mexican fontinalis moss |
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| Funaria hygrometrica |
funaria moss |
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| Grimmia anodon |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia anomala |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia elatior |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia laevigata |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia longirostris |
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| Grimmia montana |
montane dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia ovalis |
oval dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia plagiopodia |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia pulvinata |
pulvinate dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia teretinervis |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Grimmia torquata |
grimmia dry rock moss |
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| Hedwegia ciliata |
ciliate hedwigia moss |
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| Heoldium blandowii |
Blandow's helodium moss |
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| Hydrogrimmia mollis |
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| Hygrohypnum bestii |
Best's hygrohypnum moss |
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| Hygrohypnum duriusculum |
hygrohypnum moss |
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| Hygrohypnum luridum |
hygrohypnum moss |
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| Hygrohypnum molle |
hygrohypnum moss |
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| Hygrohypnum ochraceum |
hygrohypnum moss |
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| Hylocomiastrum pyrenaicum |
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| Hylocomium alaskanum |
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| Hypnum cupressiforme |
hypnum moss |
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| Hypnum revolutum |
revolute hypnum moss |
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| Hypnum vaucheri |
Vaucher's hypnum moss |
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| Isopterygiopsis pulchella |
isopterygiopsis moss |
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| Kiaeria starkei |
Starke's kiaeria moss |
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| Leptobryum pryiforme |
leptobryum moss |
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| Leptopterigynandrum austroalpinum |
alpine leptopterigynandrum moss |
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| Lescuraea incurvata |
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| Lescuraea radicosa |
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| Meesia uliginosaum. |
meesia moss |
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| Meiotrichum lyallii |
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| Mnium arizonicum |
Arizona calcareous moss |
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| Mnium blyttii |
Blytt's calcareous moss |
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| Mnium marginatum |
olivegreen calcareous moss |
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| Mnium riparium |
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| Mnium thomsonii |
Thomson's calcareous moss |
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| Myurella julacea |
myurella moss |
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| Neckera pennata |
neckera moss |
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| Oncophorus virens |
oncophorus moss |
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| Oncophorus wahlenbergii |
Wahlenberg's oncophorus moss |
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| Oreas martiana |
oreas moss |
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| Orthotrichum alpestre |
orthotrichum moss |
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| Orthotrichum hallii |
Hall's orthotrichum moss |
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| Orthotrichum laevigatum |
orthotrichum moss |
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| Orthotrichum rupestre |
orthotrichum moss |
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| Palustriella falcata |
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| Paraleucobryum enerve |
paraleucobryum moss |
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| Paraleucobryum longifolium |
longleaf paraleucobryum moss |
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| Paraleucobryum sauteri |
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| Philonotis fontana |
philonotis moss |
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| Plagiomnium cuspidatum |
toothed plagiomnium moss |
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| Plagiomnium medium |
medium plagiomnium moss |
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| Plagiothecium cavifolium |
plagiothecium moss |
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| Plagiothecium denticulatum |
toothed plagiothecium moss |
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| Plagiothecium laetum |
plagiothecium moss |
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| Platydictya jungermannioides |
Jungermann's platydictya moss |
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| Pleurozium schreberi |
Schreber's big red stem moss |
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| Pogonatum urnigerum |
pogonatum moss |
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| Pohlia bulbifera |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia camptotrachela |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia cruda |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia drummondii |
Drummond's pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia longicolla |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia nutans |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia obtusifolia |
obtuseleaf pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia proligera |
pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia tundrae |
tundra pohlia moss |
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| Pohlia wahlenbergii |
Wahlenberg's pohlia moss |
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| Polytrichastrum alpinum |
alpine polytrichastrum moss |
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| Polytrichastrum longisetum |
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| Polytrichum commune |
polytrichum moss |
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| Polytrichum juniperinum |
juniper polytrichum moss |
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| Polytrichum piliferum |
polytrichum moss |
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| Polytrichum strictum |
polytrichum moss |
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| Pseudoleskeella nervosa |
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| Pseudoleskeella sibirica |
Siberian pseudoleskeella moss |
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| Pseudoleskeella tectorum |
pseudoleskeella moss |
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| Pterigynandrum filiforme |
pterigynandrum moss |
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| Pylaisiella polyantha |
pylaisiella moss |
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| Racomitrium canescens |
racomitrium moss |
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| Racomitrium heterostichum |
racomitrium moss |
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| Rhizomnium magnifolium |
grandleaf rhizomnium moss |
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| Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum |
rhizomnium moss |
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| Rhynchostegium pulchellum |
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| Rhynchostegium serrulatum |
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| Rhytidium rugosum |
rhytidium moss |
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| Roellia roellii |
Roell's moss |
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| Sanionia uncinata |
sanionia moss |
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| Schistidium agassizii |
Agassiz's schistidium moss |
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| Schistidium alpicola |
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| Schistidium confertum |
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| Schistidium frigidum |
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| Schistidium occidentale |
western schistidium moss |
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| Schistidium pulchrum |
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| Schistidium tenerum |
schistidium moss |
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| Schistidium trichodon |
schistidium moss |
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| Scorpidium revolvens |
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| Sphagnum contortum |
contorted sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum fimbriatum |
sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum russowii |
Russow's sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum squarrosum |
sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum teres |
sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum warnstorfii |
Warnstorf's sphagnum |
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| Stegonia latifolia |
wideleaf stegonia moss |
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| Straminergon stramineum |
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| Syntrichia bartramii |
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| Syntrichia intermedia |
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| Syntrichia norvegica |
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| Syntrichia ruralis |
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| Tetraphis pellucida |
tetraphis moss |
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| Timmia megapolitana |
timmia moss |
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| Tortella arctica |
arctic tortella moss |
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| Tortella fragilis |
fragile tortella moss |
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| Tortella tortuosa |
tortured tortella moss |
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| Tortula latifolia |
wideleaf tortula moss |
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| Tortula mucronifolia |
mucronleaf tortula moss |
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| Tortula obtusifolia |
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| Tortula systylia |
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| Warnstorfia exannulata |
warnstorfia moss |
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| Warnstorfia sarmentosa |
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| Warnstorfia trichophylla |
warnstorfia moss |
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References
Hermann, F. J. 1987. The bryophytes of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Mem. N. Y. Bot. Garden 45:219-231.
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Updated 3/24/03
