Top native aloe-mosses
21 species, 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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Juniper Haircap Moss
Polytrichum juniperinum
food
1
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Alpine Haircap Moss
Polytrichastrum alpinum
food
1
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Lesser Smoothcap
Atrichum angustatum
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Catherine's Moss
Atrichum undulatum
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Bristly Haircap Moss
Polytrichum piliferum
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Ohio Haircap Moss
Polytrichum ohioense
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Bog Haircap Moss
Polytrichum strictum
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Algal Haircap Moss
Pogonatum pensilvanicum
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Selwyn's Smoothcap
Atrichum selwynii
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Wavy Starburst Moss
Atrichum altecristatum
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Crispate Smoothcap
Atrichum crispum
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Contorted Pogonatum Moss
Pogonatum contortum
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Strongly Crispate Smoothcap
Atrichum crispulum
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Urn Hair Moss
Pogonatum urnigerum
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Eastern Haircap Moss
Polytrichum pallidisetum
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Pogonatum tahitense
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Northern Haircap Moss
Polytrichastrum sexangulare
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Cylindrical Atrichum Moss
Atrichum cylindricum
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Lyall's Polytrichum Moss
Meiotrichum lyallii
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Hercynian Hair Moss
Oligotrichum hercynicum