Mosses and liverworts (Bryophytes)

This allows a search of the bryophyte list and to produce lists of bryophytes according to a habitat. This gives a more complete list than the NVC association alone. The British Bryological Society (BBS) habitats do not correspond exactly with those used in the plant communities and their habitats.

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EnglishName	LatinName	Family	PlantType	BBS Page Number	Habitat
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golden head moss	Breutelia chrysocoma	bryales	moss	640	Heathland	View
golden head moss	Breutelia chrysocoma	bryales	moss	640	Marshy grassland	View
rufous beard moss	Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens	pottiales	moss	443	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
red beard moss	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum	pottiales	moss	442	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
red beard moss	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum	pottiales	moss	442	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
red beard moss	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum	pottiales	moss	442	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
Alpine thread moss	Bryum alpinum	bryales	moss	599	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
Alpine thread moss	Bryum alpinum	bryales	moss	599	Coastal rocks	View
Alpine thread moss	Bryum alpinum	bryales	moss	599	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
silver moss	Bryum argenteum	bryales	moss	596	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
silver moss	Bryum argenteum	bryales	moss	596	Pavement and roads	View
silver moss	Bryum argenteum	bryales	moss	596	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	General epiphytes	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	Pavement and roads	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
capillary thread moss	Bryum capillare	bryales	moss	586	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Pavement and roads	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	River banks especially lowland	View
bicoloured bryum	Bryum dichotomum	bryales	moss	595	Sand dunes	View
small bud bryum	Bryum gemmiferum	bryales	moss	594	River banks especially lowland	View
Syed's thread moss	Bryum laevifilum	bryales	moss	587	General epiphytes	View
pale thread moss	Bryum pallens	bryales	moss	584	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
pale thread moss	Bryum pallens	bryales	moss	584	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
pale thread moss	Bryum pallens	bryales	moss	584	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
pale thread moss	Bryum pallens	bryales	moss	584	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Base rich fens and flushes	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Dune slacks	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
marsh bryum	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	bryales	moss	592	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
wall thread moss	Bryum radiculosum	bryales	moss	597	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
crimson tuber thread moss	Bryum rubens	bryales	moss	598	Neutral grassland	View
crimson tuber thread moss	Bryum rubens	bryales	moss	598	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
crimson tuber thread moss	Bryum rubens	bryales	moss	598	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
thread moss	Bryum spp.	bryales	moss	589	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
thread moss	Bryum spp.	bryales	moss	589	Sand dunes	View
heart leaved spear moss	Calliergon cordifolium	hypnales	moss	719	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
heart leaved spear moss	Calliergon cordifolium	hypnales	moss	719	Conifer plantation floor	View
heart leaved spear moss	Calliergon cordifolium	hypnales	moss	719	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
giant spear moss	Calliergon giganteum	hypnales	moss	718	Base rich fens and flushes	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Base rich fens and flushes	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Conifer plantation floor	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Dune slacks	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Marshy grassland	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Neutral grassland	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
pointed spear moss	Calliergonella cuspidata	hypnales	moss	797	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
Lindberg's plait moss	Calliergonella lindbergii	hypnales	moss	798	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
notched pouncewort	Calypogeia arguta	jungermanniales	liverwort	90	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
notched pouncewort	Calypogeia arguta	jungermanniales	liverwort	90	Marshy grassland	View
notched pouncewort	Calypogeia arguta	jungermanniales	liverwort	90	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Conifer plantation floor	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Heathland	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Scree beds silicaceous	View
common pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	jungermanniales	liverwort	85	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
Meuller's pouchwort	Calypogeia muelleriana	jungermanniales	liverwort	86	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
Meuller's pouchwort	Calypogeia muelleriana	jungermanniales	liverwort	86	Heathland	View
Meuller's pouchwort	Calypogeia muelleriana	jungermanniales	liverwort	86	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
Meuller's pouchwort	Calypogeia muelleriana	jungermanniales	liverwort	86	Scree beds silicaceous	View
Meuller's pouchwort	Calypogeia muelleriana	jungermanniales	liverwort	86	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
golden feather moss	Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus	hypnales	moss	711	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
golden feather moss	Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus	hypnales	moss	711	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
golden feather moss	Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus	hypnales	moss	711	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
dull starry feather moss	Campylium protensum	hypnales	moss	710	Base rich fens and flushes	View
dull starry feather moss	Campylium protensum	hypnales	moss	710	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
dull starry feather moss	Campylium protensum	hypnales	moss	710	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
yellow starry feather moss	Campylium stellatum	hypnales	moss	709	Base rich fens and flushes	View
yellow starry feather moss	Campylium stellatum	hypnales	moss	709	Dune slacks	View
yellow starry feather moss	Campylium stellatum	hypnales	moss	709	Marshy grassland	View
chalk feather moss	Campylophyllum calcareum	hypnales	moss	795	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	Marshy grassland	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	On rotting logs and stumps	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	Scree beds silicaceous	View
rusty swan neck moss	Campylopus flexuosus	dicranales	moss	395	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
brittle swan necked moss	Campylopus fragilis	dicranales	moss	393	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
brittle swan necked moss	Campylopus fragilis	dicranales	moss	393	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
heath star moss	Campylopus introflexus	dicranales	moss	400	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
heath star moss	Campylopus introflexus	dicranales	moss	400	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
heath star moss	Campylopus introflexus	dicranales	moss	400	Marshy grassland	View
heath star moss	Campylopus introflexus	dicranales	moss	400	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
heath star moss	Campylopus introflexus	dicranales	moss	400	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
dwarf swan neck moss	Campylopus pyriformis	dicranales	moss	394	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
swan necked moss	Campylopus spp.	dicranales	moss	394-401	Heathland	View
swan necked moss	Campylopus spp.	dicranales	moss	394-401	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
two horned pincerwort	Cephalozia bicuspidata	jungermanniales	liverwort	92	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
two horned pincerwort	Cephalozia bicuspidata	jungermanniales	liverwort	92	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View

Data is from: Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, a Field Guide. British Bryological Society. Eds. I. Atherton, S. Bosanquet and M. Lawley. 2010.

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