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  4. Joint-toothed Mosses
  5. Orthotrichales
  6. Orthotrichaceae
  7. Bristle Mosses

genus

Bristle Mosses

Orthotrichum

Includes
3 native 13 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children 24 of 34

  • Anomalous Bristle-moss native
  • Starry Bristle Moss present
  • White-tipped Bristle-moss native
  • Elegant Bristle-moss present
  • Straw Bristle-moss
  • Dwarf Bristle-moss native
  • Patent Bristlemoss
  • Hooded Bristle-moss
  • Pale Bristle Moss present
  • Orthotrichum columbicum
  • Slender Bristle-moss
  • Orthotrichum Moss
  • Orthotrichum Moss
  • Ohio Orthotrichum Moss
  • Orthotrichum papillosum
  • Strangulate Orthotrichum Moss
  • Orthotrichum schimperi
  • Xerophytic Limestone Moss
  • River Bristle-moss
  • Orthotrichum Moss
  • Orthotrichum consobrinum
  • Orthotrichum cucullatum
  • Orthotrichum Moss
  • Kellman's Bristle Moss

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native bristle mosses All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
  • White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
  • Dwarf Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pumilum

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