Mosses and liverworts are small flowerless plants that typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The difference between mosses and liverworts is subtle and technical, and will not be explained here. There are about 12,000 species of mosses in the world, including about 1000 in Canada. There are over 7000 species of liverworts in the world.
Not being a bryologist (a specialist in mosses and liverworts), or any other
kind of ologist, these identifications are the best I'm able able to
establish through book reference and internet searches.
Since the Habitat Site Report does not include any mosses or liverworts, the following links are all shown in
Bold Italic.
Mosses
Liverworts
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Mosses
Common Beaked Moss
Eurhynchium pulchellum
Native
Common Beaked Moss is is a wood /
bark moss common in aspen forests. It grows at the base of the trees
and on rotting wood, and has a distinctive pointed leaf, as shown in the
close-up.
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Broom Moss
Dicranum scoparium
Native
Broom Moss is distinctive because of
its feathery appearance. It is so named because the leaves look as
if they were swept to one side with a broom.
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