When you first view the virtual fieldtrip don’t get overwhelmed with organism names. This video is intended to give you an idea of diversity and introduce you to the general structure and reproduction of mosses and liverworts. We will be revisiting these topics as we proceed through the course. Enjoy!!!
INTRODUCTION TO BRYOS AND A WALK IN STANLEY PARK – Video
Sites in Stanley Park of some interesting Bryophytes – Map
Goblin’s Gold – link
List of Bryophytes in the order they appear in the video (don’t worry about knowing them…yet…..you will become more familiar with them as the term goes on…..)
Link to pdf version – Pdf
Note: Green = moss; Blue = liverwort
| Species Name | Common Name |
| Plagiomnium insigne | Badge Moss, Coastal Leafy Moss |
| Dicranum scoparium | Broom Moss |
| Dicranum tauricum | Finger-licking-good Moss Broken Leaf Moss |
| Hylocomium splendens | Step Moss, Stair-Step Moss, Splendid Feather Moss |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens | Fan Moss |
| Isothecium stoloniferum | Hairy Tree Moss |
| Leucolepis acanthoneuron | Menzie’s Tree Moss, Umbrella Moss, Palm-Tree Moss |
| Kindbergia oregana | Oregon Beaked-Moss |
| Kindbergia praelonga | Slender-Beaked Moss |
| Claopodium crispifolium | Rough Moss |
| Orthotrichum lyellii | Lyell’s Brittle Moss |
| Porella navicularis | Tree Ruffle Liverwort |
| Buckiella undulata aka Plagiothecium undulatum |
Snake Moss, Wavy-Leaf Moss, Tongue-Moss, Wavy Cotton, Moss |
| Tetraphis pellucida | Four-toothed wonder |
| Pogonatum contortum | Contorted Pogonatum Moss |
| Polytrichum urnigerum | Common Hair Cap Moss |
| Schistostega pennata | Goblin’s Gold, Luminous Moss |
| Fontinalis antipyretica | Water Moss |
| Fissidens limbatus | Herzog’s Pocket Moss |
| Pleurozium schreberi | Red-stemmed feathermoss, Schreber’s big red stem moss |
| Sphagnum | Peat Moss |
| Pellia neesiana | Ring Pellia |
| Riccardia sp. | Comb Liverwort |
| Conocephalum salebrosum | Cat Tongue Liverwort |
| Atrichum sp. | Atrichum Moss , Crane’s Bill Moss (for Atrichum selwynii) |
| Lepidozia reptans | Little Hands Liverwort |
| Hypnum circinale | Coiled-Leaf Moss |
| Lophocolea sp. | Crestwort |
| Bazzania denudata | Naked stem liverwort |
| Scapania bolanderi | Yellow-Ladle Liverwort, Pleated Earwort |
| Scapania undulata | Water Earwort |
| Calypogeia azurea | Blue Pouchwort |
| Cephalozia bicuspidata | Two-Horned Pincerwort |