order
Dicranales
Dicranales
Field notes
Children
- Dicranaceae 8 native
- Leucobryaceae 7 native
- Fissidentaceae 5 native
- Aongstroemiaceae 2 native
- Calymperaceae 1 native
- Octoblepharaceae 1 native
- Amphidiaceae 1 native
- Schistostegaceae 1 native
- Rhabdoweisiaceae 1 native
- Dicranellaceae 1 native
- Distichiaceae 1 native
- Hymenolomataceae 1 native
- Ditrichaceae 1 native
- Archidiaceae
- Dicranellopsidaceae
- Ruficaulaceae
- Bryoxiphiaceae
- Bruchiaceae
- Flexitrichaceae
- Micromitriaceae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Dicranales All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Broom Forkmoss
Dicranum scoparium
food
2
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Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
food
1
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Waxyleaf Moss
Dicranum polysetum
food
1
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Pincushion Moss
Leucobryum glaucum
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White Moss
Leucobryum albidum
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White Octoblepharum Moss
Octoblepharum albidum
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Montane Dicranum Moss
Dicranum montanum
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Lesser Pocket-moss
Fissidens bryoides
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Dusky Fork-moss
Dicranum fuscescens
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Fragile Fork-moss
Dicranum tauricum
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Silky Forklet-moss
Dicranella heteromalla
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Maidenhair Pocket Moss
Fissidens adianthoides
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Transparent Fork-moss
Dichodontium pellucidum
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Large-leaved Pocket Moss
Fissidens grandifrons
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Luminous Moss
Schistostega pennata