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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Spanish frillwort	Fossombronia wondraczekii	metzgeriales	liverwort	228	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
dilated scalewort	Frullania dilatata	jungermanniales	liverwort	213	General epiphytes	View
spotty fingers	Frullania fragilifolia	jungermanniales	liverwort	215	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
scalewort	Frullania spp.	jungermanniales	liverwort	211-215	Coastal rocks	View
tamarisk scalewort	Frullania tamarisci	jungermanniales	liverwort	211	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
tamarisk scalewort	Frullania tamarisci	jungermanniales	liverwort	211	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
tamarisk scalewort	Frullania tamarisci	jungermanniales	liverwort	211	General epiphytes	View
bonfire moss	Funaria hygrometrica	funariales	moss	561	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
bonfire moss	Funaria hygrometrica	funariales	moss	561	Heathland	View
bonfire moss	Funaria hygrometrica	funariales	moss	561	Pavement and roads	View
bonfire moss	Funaria hygrometrica	funariales	moss	561	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
Donn's grimmia	Grimmia donniana	grimmiales	moss	522	Scree beds silicaceous	View
string grimmia	Grimmia funalis	grimmiales	moss	528	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
grey cushion grimmia	Grimmia pulvinata	grimmiales	moss	526	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
grey cushion grimmia	Grimmia pulvinata	grimmiales	moss	526	Coastal rocks	View
grey cushion grimmia	Grimmia pulvinata	grimmiales	moss	526	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
spreading leaved grimmia	Grimmia ramondii	grimmiales	moss	532	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
twisted grimmia	Grimmia torquata	grimmiales	moss	525	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
hair pointed grimmia	Grimmia trichophylla	grimmiales	moss	529	Scree beds silicaceous	View
inflated notchwort	Gymnocolea inflata	jungermanniales	liverwort	129	Heathland	View
inflated notchwort	Gymnocolea inflata	jungermanniales	liverwort	129	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
inflated notchwort	Gymnocolea inflata	jungermanniales	liverwort	129	Scree beds silicaceous	View
verdigris tufa moss	Gymnostomum aeruginosum	pottiales	moss	451	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
slender stubble moss	Gyroweisia tenuis	pottiales	moss	448	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
slender stubble moss	Gyroweisia tenuis	pottiales	moss	448	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
varnished hook moss	Hamatocaulis vernicosus	hypnales	moss	724	Base rich fens and flushes	View
pointed pouncewort	Harpalejeunea molleri	jungermanniales	liverwort	219	Hyperoceanic woodland floor and rocks in addition to nw woodland	View
starry hoar moss	Hedwigia stellata	hedwigiales	moss	665	Scree beds silicaceous	View
Heim's pottia	Hennediella heimii	pottiales	moss	491	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
Heim's pottia	Hennediella heimii	pottiales	moss	491	Saltmarsh	View
wry leaved tamarisk moss	Heterocladium flaccidum	hypnales	moss	687	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
slender tamarisk moss	Heterocladium heteropterum	hypnales	moss	687	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
slender tamarisk moss	Heterocladium heteropterum	hypnales	moss	687	Rivers and rocky streams	View
slender tamarisk moss	Heterocladium heteropterum	hypnales	moss	687	Scree beds silicaceous	View
blunt feather moss	Homalia trichomanoides	hypnales	moss	683	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
blunt feather moss	Homalia trichomanoides	hypnales	moss	683	Trees by rivers in addition to general epiphytes	View
yellow feather moss	Homalothecium lutescens	hypnales	moss	739	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
yellow feather moss	Homalothecium lutescens	hypnales	moss	739	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
yellow feather moss	Homalothecium lutescens	hypnales	moss	739	Sand dunes	View
silky wall feather moss	Homalothecium sericeum	hypnales	moss	738	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
silky wall feather moss	Homalothecium sericeum	hypnales	moss	738	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
silky wall feather moss	Homalothecium sericeum	hypnales	moss	738	Coastal rocks	View
shining hookeria	Hookeria lucens	hookeriales	moss	667	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
shining hookeria	Hookeria lucens	hookeriales	moss	667	Conifer plantation floor	View
shining hookeria	Hookeria lucens	hookeriales	moss	667	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
brookside feather moss	Hygroamblystegium fluviatile	hypnales	moss	706	Rivers and rocky streams	View
fountain feather moss	Hygroamblystegium tenax	hypnales	moss	706	Rivers and rocky streams	View
drab brook moss	Hygrohypnum luridum	hypnales	moss	731	Rivers and rocky streams	View
claw brook moss	Hygrohypnum ochraceum	hypnales	moss	730	Rivers and rocky streams	View
shaded wood moss	Hylocomiastrum umbratum	hypnales	moss	823	Hyperoceanic woodland floor and rocks in addition to nw woodland	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Base rich fens and flushes	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Heathland	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Marshy grassland	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
glittering wood moss	Hylocomium splendens	hypnales	moss	821	Scree beds silicaceous	View
hook beaked tufa moss	Hymenostylium recurvirostrum	pottiales	moss	447	Base rich fens and flushes	View
flagellate feather moss	Hyocomium armoricum	hypnales	moss	813	Rivers and rocky streams	View
mamillate plait moss	Hypnum andoi	hypnales	moss	804	General epiphytes	View
mamillate plait moss	Hypnum andoi	hypnales	moss	804	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	General epiphytes	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Heathland	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	On rotting logs and stumps	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Pavement and roads	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
Cyprus leaved plait moss	Hypnum cupressiforme	hypnales	moss	802	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Heathland	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Sand dunes	View
heath plait moss	Hypnum jutlandicum	hypnales	moss	806	Scree beds silicaceous	View
great plait moss	Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum	hypnales	moss	803	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
great plait moss	Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum	hypnales	moss	803	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
great plait moss	Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum	hypnales	moss	803	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
great plait moss	Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum	hypnales	moss	803	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
great plait moss	Hypnum lacunosum var. lacunosum	hypnales	moss	803	Sand dunes	View
supine plait moss	Hypnum resupinatum	hypnales	moss	805	Coastal rocks	View
supine plait moss	Hypnum resupinatum	hypnales	moss	805	General epiphytes	View
neat silk moss	Isopterygiopsis pulchella	hypnales	moss	787	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
larger mouse tail moss	Isothecium alopecuroides	hypnales	moss	737	General epiphytes	View
mouse-tail moss	Isothecium myosuroides	hypnales	moss	736	General epiphytes	View
mouse-tail moss	Isothecium myosuroides	hypnales	moss	736	Scree beds silicaceous	View
dark green flapwort	Jungermannia atrovirens	jungermanniales	liverwort	143	Base rich fens and flushes	View
dark green flapwort	Jungermannia atrovirens	jungermanniales	liverwort	143	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
dark green flapwort	Jungermannia atrovirens	jungermanniales	liverwort	143	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
cordate flapwort	Jungermannia exsertifolia	jungermanniales	liverwort	145	Base rich fens and flushes	View
cordate flapwort	Jungermannia exsertifolia	jungermanniales	liverwort	145	Rivers and rocky streams	View
crenulated flapwort	Jungermannia gracillima	jungermanniales	liverwort	147	Disturbed upland soil	View
crenulated flapwort	Jungermannia gracillima	jungermanniales	liverwort	147	Heathland	View
crenulated flapwort	Jungermannia gracillima	jungermanniales	liverwort	147	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
crenulated flapwort	Jungermannia gracillima	jungermanniales	liverwort	147	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	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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