BRYOS TO KNOW Common Name Claim to Fame MOSSES: Bryopsida: Buckiella undulata Snake Moss, Wavy-Leaf aka Plagiothecium undulatum Moss, Tongue-Moss, Wavy Cotton, Moss Claopodium crispifolium Rough moss Dicranum scoparium Broom Moss Dicranum tauricum Finger-licking-good-moss Eurhynchium oreganum Oregon Beaked-Moss aka Kindbergia oregana Eurhynchium praelongum Slender-Beaked Moss aka Kindbergia praelonga Hylocomium splendens Step Moss, Stair-Step Moss, Splendid Feather Moss Grimmia pulvinata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Hypnum circinale Coiled-Leaf Moss Leucolepis acanthoneuron Menzie’s Tree Moss, Umbrella Moss, Palm-Tree Moss Plagiomnium insigne Badge Moss, Coastal Leafy Moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Small-Flat Moss Rhizomnium glabrescens Fan Moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Lanky Moss, Loreus Goose Neck Moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosum Springy Turf-Moss, Square Goose Neck Moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus Electrified Cat-Tail Moss, Goose Necked Moss Rhytidiopsus robusta Robust mountain moss Schistostega pennata Goblin’s Gold, Luminous Moss Polytrichopsida: Atrichum Atrichum Moss , Crane’s Bill Moss (for Atrichum selwynii) Pogonatum contortum Contorted Pogonatum Moss Polytrichum commune Common Hair Cap Moss Polytrichum piliferum Bristly Haircap Moss Andreaeopsida Andreaea nivalis Granite moss, Lantern moss, Snow Rock Moss Sphagnopsida: Sphagnum capillifolium Red Bog Moss, Small Red Peat Moss Sphagnum papillosum Fat Bog Moss, Papillose sphagnum Sphagnum squarrosum Shaggy Sphagnum, Spread- Leaved Peat Moss Takakiopsida: Takakia lepidoziooides Impossible Moss Tetraphidopsida: Tetraphis pellucida Four-toothed wonder (Shona’s name) LIVERWORTS: Leafies: Bazzania denudata Bazzania…..naked stem liverwort Calypogeia muelleriana Pouchwort Frullania nisquallensis Woodsman’s Eczema Herbertus aduncus Common Scissor-Leaf Liverwort, Juniper prongwort Lepidozia reptans Little Hands Liverwort Plagiochila porelloides Lesser Featherwort, Pacific Featherwort Porella navicularis Tree Ruffle Liverwort Radula complanata Even scalewort, Lindenberg’s, scalewort, Pale Scalewort Scapania bolanderi Yellow-Ladle Livewort, Pleated Earwort Simple Thalloids: Metzgeria conjugata Rock Weilwort Pellia neesiana Ring Pellia Riccardia Comb Liverwort Complex Thalloid: Conocephalum conicum Great Scented Liverwort, Snakewort Lunularia cruciata Crescent-cup Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Lung Liverwort, Common Liverwort, Umbrella Liverwort .