order
Feather Mosses
Hypnales
Field notes
Children 24 of 36
- Brachytheciaceae 20 native
- Amblystegiaceae 13 native
- Plagiotheciaceae 7 native
- Hylocomiaceae 6 native
- Pylaisiaceae 5 native
- Neckeraceae 5 native
- Calliergonaceae 4 native
- Scorpidiaceae 4 native
- Fontinalaceae 4 native
- Thuidiaceae 3 native
- Sematophyllaceae 2 native
- Antitrichiaceae 2 native
- Hypnaceae 2 native
- Pseudoleskeellaceae 2 native
- Lembophyllaceae 2 native
- Pterigynandraceae 1 native
- Theliaceae 1 native
- Rhytidiaceae 1 native
- Entodon Moss Family 1 native
- Climacium Moss Family 1 native
- Cryphaeaceae 1 native
- Stereodontaceae 1 native
- Pterobryaceae
- Leucodontaceae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native feather mosses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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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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Rough Goose Neck Moss
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
food
1
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Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
food
1
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Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata
food
1
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Sickle-leaved Hook-moss
Sanionia uncinata
food
1
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Yellow Starry Fen Moss
Campylium stellatum
food
1
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Seductive Entodon Moss
Entodon seductrix
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Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
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Spoon-leaved Moss
Bryoandersonia illecebra
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Cat's Tail Moss
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
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Ostrich-plume Moss
Ptilium crista-castrensis
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Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme
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Lanky Moss
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
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Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga