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The moss families (Bryophyta, Musci) of Britain and Ireland |
The generic nomenclature and family interpretations mostly conform with Smith (2004), with a few minor adjustments; cf. Vitt (1984), Buck and Goffinet (2000), and Ochyra and O’Shea (2004). The Plates and figures refer to Berkeley’s book, with bold face indicating current binomials.
Andreaea alpina Hedw.: Plate 2, 6
Andreaea rupestris, = Andreaea rothii Web. & Mohr.: Plate 2, 7
Hypnum riparium, = Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst.: Plate 6, 3
Anomodon venticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Tayl.: Plate 13, 6
Archidium phascoides, = Archidium alternifolium (Dicks. ex Hedw.) Mitt.: Hedw.: Plate 24, 10
Aulacomnium palustre (Hedw.) Schwaegr., Plate 18, 5
Zygodon lapponicus, = Amphidium lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp.: Plate 20, 3
Bartramia ithyphylla Brid.: Plate 16, 1
Bartramia pomiformis Hedw.: Plate 16, 2
Conostomum boreale, = Conostomum tetragonum (Hedw.) Lindb.: Plate 15, 8
Bartramia oederi, = Plagiopus oederianus (Sw.) H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson: Plate 16, 3
[Cf. Bartramia calcarea (Bruch & Schimp.) and peristome of B. fontana Brid.: Plate16, 4]
Hypnum albicans, = Brachythecium albicans (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 5, 1
Hypnum plumosum, = Brachythecium plumosum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 5, 3
Hypnum velutinum, = Brachythecium velutinum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 5, 4
Hypnum rivulare, = Brachythecium rivulare (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 5, 6
Hypnum rutabulum, = Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw. Br. Eur.: Plate 5, 5
Hypnum ruscifolium, = Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dickson: Plate 6, 1
Hypnum murale, = Rhynchostegium murale (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 6, 2
Hypnum lutescens, = Homalothecium lutescens (Hedw.) Robins.: Plate 5, 2
Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp.: Plate 12, 6
Hypnum purum, = Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) Fleisch..: Plate 8, 3
Zieria julacea, = Plagiobryum zierii (Hedw.) Lindb.: Plate 18, 1
Bryum roseum, = Rhodobryum roseum (Hedw.) Limpr.: Plate 18, 2
Hypnum chrysophyllum, = Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Brid.) R.S. Chopra: Plate 6, 5
Hypnum revolvens = Scorpidium revolvens (Sw.) Hedenas: Plate 10, 4
Hypnum scorpioides, = Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr.: Plate 11, 5
Hypnum stellatum, = Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) Lange & Jens.: Plate 6, 6
Hypnum polygamum, = Drepanocladus polygamus (Schimp.) Herdenas: Plate 6, 4
Hypnum aduncum, = Drepanocladus aduncus (Hedw.) Warnst.: Plate 10, 2
Hypnum fluitans, = Drepanocladus fluitans (Hedw.) Warnst.: Plate 10, 3
Hypnum palustre, = Hygrohypnum luridum (Hedw.) Jenn.: Plate 7, 1
Hypnum molle, = Hygrohypnum molle (Heww.) Loeske: Plate 7, 2
Hypnum arcticum, = Hygrohypnum smithii (Sw.) Broth.: Plate 7, 3
Hypnum stramineum, = Straminergon stramineum (Brid.) Hadenas: Plate 7, 4
Hypnum cordifolium, = Calliergon cordifolium (Hedw.) Kindb.: Plate 7, 6
Hypnum trifarium, = Pseudocalliergon trifarium (Weber & Mohr) Loeske: Plate 7, 5
Hypnum uncinatum, = Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske: Plate 11, 1
Hypnum nitens, = Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske.: Plate 4, 6
Catoscopium nigritum (Hedw.) Brid.: Plate 15, 7
Cinclidotus fontinaloides (Hedw.) P. Beauv.: Plate 22, 2
Climacium dendroides (Hedw.) Web. & Mohr: Plate 13, 2
Hypnum filicinum, = Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce: Plate 10, 6
Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) Mohr: Plate 3, 3
Daltonia splachnoides (Sm.) Hook. & Tayl.: Plate 3, 4
Arctoa fulvella (Dicks.) R.Br.: Plate 23, 10
Campylopus flexuosus (Hedw.) Brid.: Plate 23, 4
Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp.: Plate 23, 8
Dicranum scoparium Hedw.: Plate 23, 7
Diphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) Mohr: Plate 19, 5
Discelium nudum (Dicks.) Brid.: Plate 15, 6
Leptotrichum homomallum, = Ditrichum heteromallum (Hedw.) Britton: Plate 22, 5
Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid: Plate 23, 5
Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plat 22, 7
Encalyptra vulgaris Hedw.: Plate 22, 1
Fissidens adianthoides Hedw.: Plate 14, 2
Fissidens taxoides, = Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.: Plate 14, 3
Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw.: Plate 3, 2
Fontinalis squamosa Hedw.: Plate 3, 1
Entosthodon templetoni, = Entosthodon attenuatus (Dicks.) Bryhn.: Plate 16, 5
Physcomitrella patens, = Aphanorrhegma patens (Hedw.) Lindb.: Plate 24, 9
Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.: Plate 16, 6
Grimmia pulvinata (Hedw.) Smith: Plate 21, 5
Racomitrium aciculare (Hedw.) Brid.: Plate 21, 3
Racomitrium heterostichum (Hedw.) Brid.: Plate 21, 4
Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.:Plate 21, 6
Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv.: Plate 21, 8
Hedwigidium imberbe, = Hedwigia integrifolia P. Beauv.: Plate 21, 7
Hypnum blandovii, = Helodium blandovii (Web. & Mohr) Warnst.: Plate 8, 5
Hypnum commutatum, = Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra: Plate 10, 5
Hookeria lucens (Hedw.) Smith: Plate 3, 5
Hypnum splendens, = Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 9, 1
Hypnum brevirostre, = Loeskeobryum brevirostre (Brid.) M. Fleisch.: Plate 9, 2
Hypnum schreberi, = Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt.: Plate 8, 2
Hypnum loreum, = Rhytidiadelphus loreus (Hedw.) Warnst.: Plate 9, 4
Hypnum squarrosum (procumbent form), = Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst.:Plate 10, 1
Hypnum triquetrum, = Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst.: Plate 9, 3
Hypnum cuspidatum, = Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske: Plate 8, 1
Hypnum molluscum, = Ctenidium molluscum (Hedw.) Mitt.: Plate 11, 3
Hypnum flagellare, = Hyocomium armoricum (Brid.) Wijk. & Marg.: Plate 9, 5
Hypnum cupressiforme, = Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.: Plate 11, 4
Hypnum pulchellum, = Isopterygiopsis pulchella (Hedw.) Z. Iwats.: Plate 12, 1
Hypnum elegans, = Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Z. Iwats: Plate 12, 3
Hypnum crista-castrensis, = Ptilium cristacastrensis (Hedw.) De Not.: Plate 11, 2
Pylaisia polyantha (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 12, 5
Leptodon smithii (Hedw.) Web. & Mohr: Plate 13, 5
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Angstr.: Plate 23, 6
Antitrichia curtipendula (Hedw.) Brid.: Plate 13, 4
Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwaegr.: Plate 13, 3
Amblyodon dealbatus (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 17, 7
Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wils.: Plate 18, 3
Meesia uliginosa Hedw.: Plate 16, 7
Cinclidium stygium Swartz: Plate 17, 1
Mnium affine, = Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) Kop.: Plate 17, 2
Mnium cuspidatum, = Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) Kop.: Plate 17, 3
Mnium undulatum, = Plagiomnium undulatum (Hedw.) Kop.: Plate 17, 4
Mnium rostratum, = Plagiomnium rostratum (Schrad.) Kop.: Plate 17, 5
Mnium punctatum, = Rhizomnium punctatum (Hedw.) Kop.: Plate 17, 6
Homalia trichomanoides (Brid.) Br. Eur.: Plate 4, 5
Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Hubn.: Plate 4, 1
Neckera crispa Hedw.: Plate 4, 2
Neckera pennata Hedw.: Plate 4, 4
Neckera pumila Hedw.: Plate 4, 3
Oedipodium griffithii, = Oedipodium griffithianum (Dicks.) Schwaeg.: Plate 14, 5
Orthodontium gracile Br. Eur.: Plate 18, 4
Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw.: Plate 20, 5
Orthotricum cupulatum Brid.: Plate 20, 4
Orthotrichum diaphanum Brid.: Plate 20, 6
Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunton: Plate 20, 7
Orthotrichum leiocarpum, = Orthotrichum striatum Hedw.: Plate 20, 8
Zygodon conoideus (Dicks.) Hook. & Tayl.: Plate 20, 1
Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) R. Br.: Plate 20, 2
Hookeria laete-virens, = Cyclodictyon laete-virens (Hook. & Tayl.) Mitt.: Plate 3, 6
Hypnum denticulatum, = Plagiothecium denticulatum (Brid.) Br. Eur.: Plate 12, 2
Hypnum undulatum, = Plagiothecium undulatum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 12, 4
Anacalypta lanceolata, cf. Tortula lanceolata Zander: Plate 23, 1
Anoectangium compactum, = Anoectangium aestivum (Hedw.) Mitt.: Plate 14, 1
Pottia crinita, = Tortula viridifolia (Mitt.) B. & S. (with follicle of “Pottia cavifolia”) Plate 23, 2
Pottia heimii, = Hennediella heimii (Hedw.) Zander: Plate 23, 3
Phascum bryoides, = Protobryum bryoides (Dicks.) Guerra & Cano: Plate 24, 8
Tortula ruralis, = Syntrichia ruralis (Hedw.) Webere & Mohr, var. ruralis: Plate 22, 4
Desmatodon nervosus, = Tortula atrovirens (Sm.) Lindberg: Plate 22, 8
Tortula muralis Hedw.: Plate 22, 3
Weissia controversa Hedw.: Plate 24, 6
Hymenostomum squarrosum, = Weissia squarrosa (N. & H.) C. Mull.: Plate 24, 7
[Didymodon flexifolium Hook. & Tayl. (“a doubtful species”), cf. Leptodontium flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe in Lindb.: Plate 22, 6]
Campylostelium saxicola (Web. & Mohr.) Bruch & Schimp.: Plate 24, 4
Glyphomitrium daviesii (With.) Brid.: Plate 21, 2
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum (Sw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 21, 1
Cynodontium bruntoni, = Oreoweisia bruntonii (Sm.) Milde: Plate 23, 9
Rhabdoweissia denticulata, = Rhabdoweisia crispata (With.) Lindb.: Plate 24, 5
Schistostega osmundacea, = Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) Web. & Mohr.: Plate 14, 4
Blindia acuta (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 24, 1
Brachyodon trichodes, = Brachydontium trichodes (Web.) Milde: Plate 24, 3
Seligeria calcarea (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 24, 2
Hypnum demissum, = Sematophyllum demissum Wils.) Mitt.: Plate 11, 6
Splachnum ampullaceum Hedw. Plate 15, 4
Splachnum sphaericum Hedw.: Plate 15, 3
Splachnum vasculosum Hedw.: Plate 15, 5
Dissodon splachnoides, = Tayloria lingulata (Dicks.) Lindb.: Plate 14, 6
Tayloria serrata, = Tayloria tenuis (Dicks.) Dix.: Plate 14, 7
Tetraplodon angustatus (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 15, 1
Tetraplodon mnioides (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 15, 2
Thamnium alopecurum, = Thamnobryum alopecurum (Hedw.) Nieuwl.: Plate 13, 1
Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) Br. Eur.: Plate 8, 4
Buxbaumia aphylla Hedw.: Plate 19, 6
Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv.: Plate 19, 4
Pogonatum hercynicum, = Oligotrychum hercynicum (Hedw.) Lam. & Cand.: Plate 19, 3
Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P. Beauv.: Plate 19, 2
Pogonatum nanum (Hedw.) P. Beauv.: Plate 19, 1
Polytrichum septentrionale, = Polytrichastrum alpine (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. var. septentrionale Swartz: Plate 18, 6
Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.: Plate 18, 7
Tetraphis pellucida Hedw.: Plate 19, 8
Tetrodontium browneanum (Dicks.) Schwagr.: Plate 19, 7
Sphagnum compactum DC., Plate 2, 2
Sphagnum cymbifolium, = Sphagnum palustre L. var. palustre: Plate 2, 1
Sphagnum squarrosum Crome: Plate 2, 5
Sphagnum acutifolium, = Sphagnum subnitens Russ. & Warnst.: Plate 2, 4
Sphagnum molluscum, = Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Bory.: Plate 2, 3
Revised 5 August 2019