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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Killarny featherwort	Plagiochila killarniensis	jungermanniales	liverwort	195	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
lesser featherwort	Plagiochila porelloides	jungermanniales	liverwort	193	Base rich grassland in addition to neutral species	View
lesser featherwort	Plagiochila porelloides	jungermanniales	liverwort	193	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
lesser featherwort	Plagiochila porelloides	jungermanniales	liverwort	193	Coastal rocks	View
lesser featherwort	Plagiochila porelloides	jungermanniales	liverwort	193	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
spotty featherwort	Plagiochila punctata	jungermanniales	liverwort	198	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
spotty featherwort	Plagiochila punctata	jungermanniales	liverwort	198	Scree beds silicaceous	View
prickly featherwort	Plagiochila spinulosa	jungermanniales	liverwort	194	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
prickly featherwort	Plagiochila spinulosa	jungermanniales	liverwort	194	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
prickly featherwort	Plagiochila spinulosa	jungermanniales	liverwort	194	Scree beds silicaceous	View
many fruited thyme moss	Plagiomnium affine	bryales	moss	621	Neutral grassland	View
many fruited thyme moss	Plagiomnium affine	bryales	moss	621	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
woodsy thyme moss	Plagiomnium cuspidatum	bryales	moss	619	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	View
tall thyme moss	Plagiomnium elatum	bryales	moss	620	Base rich fens and flushes	View
marsh thyme moss	Plagiomnium ellipticum	bryales	moss	622	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
marsh thyme moss	Plagiomnium ellipticum	bryales	moss	622	Base rich fens and flushes	View
long beaked thyme moss	Plagiomnium rostratum	bryales	moss	623	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
long beaked thyme moss	Plagiomnium rostratum	bryales	moss	623	Conifer plantation floor	View
long beaked thyme moss	Plagiomnium rostratum	bryales	moss	623	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
long beaked thyme moss	Plagiomnium rostratum	bryales	moss	623	Rivers and rocky streams	View
hart's-tongue thyme-moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	bryales	moss	618	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
hart's-tongue thyme-moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	bryales	moss	618	Conifer plantation floor	View
hart's-tongue thyme-moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	bryales	moss	618	Marshy grassland	View
hart's-tongue thyme-moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	bryales	moss	618	Neutral grassland	View
hart's-tongue thyme-moss	Plagiomnium undulatum	bryales	moss	618	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
Oeder's apple moss	Plagiopus oederianus	bryales	moss	628	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
curved silk moss	Plagiothecium curvifolium	hypnales	moss	782	On rotting logs and stumps	View
dentated silk moss	Plagiothecium denticulatum	hypnales	moss	780	Conifer plantation floor	View
dentated silk moss	Plagiothecium denticulatum	hypnales	moss	780	Marshy grassland	View
woodsy silk moss	Plagiothecium nemorale	hypnales	moss	784	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
juicy silk moss	Plagiothecium succulentum	hypnales	moss	784	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
waved silk moss	Plagiothecium undulatum	hypnales	moss	785	Heathland	View
waved silk moss	Plagiothecium undulatum	hypnales	moss	785	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
waved silk moss	Plagiothecium undulatum	hypnales	moss	785	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
waved silk moss	Plagiothecium undulatum	hypnales	moss	785	Scree beds silicaceous	View
long beaked water feather moss	Platyhypnidium riparioides	hypnales	moss	758	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
long beaked water feather moss	Platyhypnidium riparioides	hypnales	moss	758	Rivers and rocky streams	View
taper leaved awl moss	Pleuridium acuminatum	dicraneles	moss	340	Marshy grassland	View
taper leaved awl moss	Pleuridium acuminatum	dicraneles	moss	340	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
taper leaved awl moss	Pleuridium acuminatum	dicraneles	moss	340	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
taper leaved earth moss	Pleuridium subulatum	dicraneles	moss	340	Quarries tracks and waste ground lime rich	View
taper leaved earth moss	Pleuridium subulatum	dicraneles	moss	340	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
purple spoonwort	Pleurozia purpurea	jungermanniales	liverwort	201	Heathland	View
purple spoonwort	Pleurozia purpurea	jungermanniales	liverwort	201	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
red stemmed feather moss	Pleurozium schreberi	hypnales	moss	815	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
red stemmed feather moss	Pleurozium schreberi	hypnales	moss	815	Heathland	View
red stemmed feather moss	Pleurozium schreberi	hypnales	moss	815	Scree beds silicaceous	View
aloe haircap	Pogonatum aloides	polytrichales	moss	316	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
aloe haircap	Pogonatum aloides	polytrichales	moss	316	Disturbed upland soil	View
aloe haircap	Pogonatum aloides	polytrichales	moss	316	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
aloe haircap	Pogonatum aloides	polytrichales	moss	316	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
urn haircap	Pogonatum urnigerum	polytrichales	moss	317	Disturbed upland soil	View
urn haircap	Pogonatum urnigerum	polytrichales	moss	317	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
urn haircap	Pogonatum urnigerum	polytrichales	moss	317	Scree beds silicaceous	View
pale fruited thread moss	Pohlia annotina	bryales	moss	607	Disturbed upland soil	View
pale fruited thread moss	Pohlia annotina	bryales	moss	607	Marshy grassland	View
pale fruited thread moss	Pohlia annotina	bryales	moss	607	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
pale fruited thread moss	Pohlia annotina	bryales	moss	607	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
opal thread moss	Pohlia cruda	bryales	moss	603	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
pink fruited thread moss	Pohlia melanodon	bryales	moss	610	Arable land and flowerbeds	View
pink fruited thread moss	Pohlia melanodon	bryales	moss	610	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
pink fruited thread moss	Pohlia melanodon	bryales	moss	610	River banks especially lowland	View
nodding thread moss	Pohlia nutans	bryales	moss	605	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
nodding thread moss	Pohlia nutans	bryales	moss	605	Heathland	View
nodding thread moss	Pohlia nutans	bryales	moss	605	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
nodding thread moss	Pohlia nutans	bryales	moss	605	Scree beds silicaceous	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	Marshy grassland	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
pale glaucus thread moss	Pohlia wahlenbergii	bryales	moss	611	River banks especially lowland	View
alpine haircap	Polytrichastrum alpinum	polytrichales	moss	318	Scree beds silicaceous	View
bank haircap	Polytrichastrum formosum	polytrichales	moss	320	Heathland	View
bank haircap	Polytrichastrum formosum	polytrichales	moss	320	Neutral grassland	View
bank haircap	Polytrichastrum formosum	polytrichales	moss	320	Scree beds silicaceous	View
bank haircap	Polytrichastrum formosum	polytrichales	moss	320	Southeast woodland floor and rocks	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Acidic and neutral fens and flushes	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Conifer plantation floor	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Heathland	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Ponds lakes including exposed margins	View
common haircap	Polytrichum commune	polytrichales	moss	322	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Acidic grassland in addition to neutral species	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Coastal slopes and estuary banks	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Disturbed upland soil	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Heathland	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
juniper hair cap	Polytrichum juniperinum	polytrichales	moss	325	Sand dunes	View
bristly hair cap	Polytrichum piliferum	polytrichales	moss	324	Disturbed upland soil	View
bristly hair cap	Polytrichum piliferum	polytrichales	moss	324	Heathland	View
bristly hair cap	Polytrichum piliferum	polytrichales	moss	324	Quarries tracks and waste ground acidic	View
bristly hair cap	Polytrichum piliferum	polytrichales	moss	324	Scree beds silicaceous	View
strict haircap	Polytrichum strictum	polytrichales	moss	326	Raised bogs and blanket bogs	View
bitter scalewort	Porella arboris-vitae	jungermanniales	liverwort	208	Cliffs outcrops and boulders base rich silicaceous	View
bitter scalewort	Porella arboris-vitae	jungermanniales	liverwort	208	Northwest woodland floor and rocks	View
cliff scalewort	Porella cordaeana	jungermanniales	liverwort	207	Rivers and rocky streams	View
pinnate scalewort	Porella pinnata	jungermanniales	liverwort	210	Rivers and rocky streams	View
wall scalewort	Porella platyphylla	jungermanniales	liverwort	206	Buildings and walls in cities towns and villages	View
wall scalewort	Porella platyphylla	jungermanniales	liverwort	206	Cliffs outcrops and boulders chalk limestone and base rich silicaceous	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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