phylum
Mosses
Bryophyta
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native mosses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Haircap Moss
Polytrichum commune
food
2
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Broom Forkmoss
Dicranum scoparium
food
2
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Red-stemmed Feather Moss
Pleurozium schreberi
food
2
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Stairstep Moss
Hylocomium splendens
food
1
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Juniper Haircap Moss
Polytrichum juniperinum
food
1
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Rough Goose Neck Moss
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
food
1
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Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
food
1
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Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
food
1
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Woolly Fringe-moss
Racomitrium lanuginosum
food
1
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Waxyleaf Moss
Dicranum polysetum
food
1
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Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata
food
1
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Alpine Haircap Moss
Polytrichastrum alpinum
food
1
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Sickle-leaved Hook-moss
Sanionia uncinata
food
1
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Recurved Peatmoss
Sphagnum recurvum
food
1
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Yellow Starry Fen Moss
Campylium stellatum
food
1