Checklist of mosses
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

(compiled by the Champlain Project)


Below is a working checklist of Mount Desert Island's mosses. Please send corrections and updates to info@vfthomas.com. Photographs are welcome. Thank you.





Family Genus Specific Epithet authority common name Source (full citation given after this table)
Amblystegiaceae Amblystegium serpens / var. juratzhanum (Hedw.) BSG / (Schimp.) Rau & Herv. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Amblystegium serpens var. serpens (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Calliergon cordifolium (Hedw.) Kindb. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Calliergon stramineum (Brid.) Kindb. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Campylium chrysophyllum (Brid.) J. Lange ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Campylium hispidulum (Brid.) Mitt. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Campylium polygamum (BSG) C. Jens. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Campylium radicale (P. Beauv.) Grout ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Drepanocladus aduncus var. aduncus (Hedw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Hygroamblystegium tenax (Hedw.) Jenn. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Hygrohypnum eugyrium (BSG) Loeske ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Hygrohypnum micans (Mitt.) Broth. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Amblystegiaceae Hygrohypnum molle (Dicks.) Loeske ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Amblystegiaceae Hygrohypnum ochraceum (Turn. ex Wils.) Loeske ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Leptodictyum humile ? ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Platylomella lescurii (Sull.) Andr. ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske ? ANP (1994)
Amblystegiaceae Warnstorfia fluitans (Hedw.) Loeske ? ANP (1994)
Andreaeaceae Andreaea crassinervia Bruch ? ANP (1994)
Andreaeaceae Andreaea rothii F. Weber & D. Mohr ? ANP (1994)
Andreaeaceae Andreaea rupestris Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Anomodontaceae Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Hub. ? ANP (1994)
Anomodontaceae Anomodon rostratus (Hedw.) Schimp. ? ANP (1994)
Anomodontaceae Haplohymenium triste (Ces. ex De Not. ? ANP (1994)
Aulacomniaceae Aulacomnium androgynum (Hedw.) Schwagr. ? ANP (1994)
Aulacomniaceae Aulacomnium palustre (Hedw.) Schwagr. ? ANP (1994)
Aulacomniaceae Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwagr. ? ANP (1994)
Bartramiaceae Bartramia pomiformis Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Bartramiaceae Philonotis fontana (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Bartramiaceae Philonotis muhlenbergii Brid. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Bartramiaceae Plagiopus oederianus (Sw.) H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium acutum (Mitt.) Sull. ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium campestre (C. M.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium digastrum C. M. & Kindb. ex Macoun & Kindb. ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium erythrorrhizon B. S. G. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium plumosum (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium reflexum (Starke ex Web. & Mohr) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium salebrosum (Web. & Mohr) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) B. & S. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium velutinum (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Bryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Bryhnia novae-angliae (Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.) Grout ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Eurhynchium pulchellum (Hedw.) Jenn. ? ANP (1994)
Brachytheciaceae Eurhynchium riparioides (Hedw.) Rich. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Brachytheciaceae Isothecium myosuroides Brid. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Brachytheciaceae Steerecleus serrulatus ? ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum argenteum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum caespiticium Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum capillare Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum lisae / var. cuspidatum De Not. / (Bruch & Schimp.) Margad. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum miniatum Lesq. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Bryaceae Bryum pallens Sw. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) P. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum stenotrichum C. M. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Bryaceae Bryum turbinatum (Hedw.) Turn. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Bryaceae Bryum uliginosum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Bryum weigelii Spreng. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Bryaceae Pohlia wahlenbergii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) A. L. Andrews in Grout ? ANP (1994)
Climaciaceae Climacium americanum Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Climaciaceae Climacium dendroides (Hedw.) Web. & Mohr ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranella squarrosa (Starke.) Schimp. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Dicranaceae Dicranella varia (With.) Schimp. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranodontium denudatum (Brid.) E. Britton in R. S. Williams ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum flagellare Hedw. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Dicranaceae Dicranum fulvum Hook. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Spuria) fuscescens Turn. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Dicranum) majus Turn. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum montanum Hedw. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Dicranaceae Dicranum muhlenbeckii B. S. G. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Spuria) ontariense W. L. Peterson ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Dicranum) polysetum Sw. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Dicranum) scoparium Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Spuria) spurium Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Dicranum (Spuria) undulatum Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Oncophorus wahlenbergii Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Paraleucobryum longifolium (Hedw.) Loeske ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Rhabdoweisia crispata (With.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Dicranaceae Trematodon ambiguus (Hedw.) Hornsch. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Diphysciaceae Diphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) Mohr ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Ditrichaceae Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Ditrichaceae Ditrichum lineare (Sw.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Ditrichaceae Ditrichum pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe ? ANP (1994)
Ditrichaceae Pleuridium subulatum (Hedw.) Rabenh. ? ANP (1994)
Entodontaceae Entodon brevisetus (Hook. & Wils. ex Wils.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Fabroniaceae Anacamptodon splachnoides (Froel. ex Brid.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Fissidentaceae Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Fissidentaceae Fissidens bushii (Cardot & Ther.) Cardot & Ther. ? ANP (1994)
Fissidentaceae Fissidens dubius P. Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Fissidentaceae Fissidens osmundioides Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Dichelyma pallescens BSG ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Fontinalis antipyretica var. antipyretica Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Fontinalis dalecarlica BSG ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Fontinalis flaccida Ren. & Card. ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Fontinalis novae-angliae var. novae-angliae Sull. ? ANP (1994)
Fontinalaceae Fontinalis sullivantii Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Funariaceae Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium aciculare (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium fasciculare (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium heterostichum (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium microcarpon (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Racomitrium sudeticum (Funck) Bruch & Schimp. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Schistidium rivulare (Brid.) Podp. ? ANP (1994)
Grimmiaceae Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw.) Burch & Schimp. in B. S. G. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Grimmiaceae Schistidium maritima (Turn.) Burch & Schimp. in B. S. G. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Hedwigiaceae Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P.-Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Hylocomiaceae Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) B. S. G. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Hylocomiaceae Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. ? ANP (1994)
Hylocomiaceae Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Hylocomiaceae Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Hylocomiaceae Rhytidium rugosum (Hedw.) Kindb. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) Crum ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Herzogiella striatella (Brid.) Iwats. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Herzogiella turfacea (Lindb.) Iwats. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Homomallium adnatum (Hedw.) Broth. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum cupressiforme var. filiforme Hedw. / ? ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Hypnaceae Hypnum curvifolium Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum fertile Sendtn. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum imponens Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Hypnum pallescens (Hedw.) P.-Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Isopterygium tenerum (Sw.) Mitt. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Platydictya jungermannioides (Brid.) Crum ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Platygyrium repens (Brid.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Pseudotaxiphyllium elegans (Brid.) Iwats. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Hypnaceae Ptilium crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not. ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Pylaisiella intricata (Hedw.) Grout ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Pylaisiella selwynii (Hedw.) Grout ? ANP (1994)
Hypnaceae Pylaisiella tenuirostris (Bruch. & Schimp. ex Sull.) Buck ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Hypnaceae Taxiphyllum deplanatum (Bruch & Schimp. ex Sull.) Fl. ? ANP (1994)
Leucobryaceae Leucobryum albidum (Brid. ex P. Beauv.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)
Leucobryaceae Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Angstr. ex Fr. ? ANP (1994)
Mniaceae Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides (Hub.) Nuh ex T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Mnium hornum Hedw. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Plagiomnium affine (Bland.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Plagiomnium ciliare (C. Mill.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Plagiomnium cinclidioides (Hub.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Plagiomnium rostratum (Schrad.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Rhizomnium magnifolium (Horik.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Mniaceae Rhizomnium punctatum (Hedw.) T. Kop. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Neckeraceae Homalia trichomanoides (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Neckeraceae Neckera complanata (Hedw.) Hub. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Neckeraceae Neckera pennata Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Amphidium lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Orthotrichaceae Amphidium mougeotti (Beuth.) Schimp. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum affine Brid. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum pumilum Sw. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum sordidum Sull. & Lesq. ex Aust. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum stellatum Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Orthotrichum strangulatum P.-Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Ulota coarctata (P.-Beauv.) Hamm. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Ulota crispa (Hedw.) Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Orthotrichaceae Ulota hutchinsiae (Sm.) Hamm. ? ANP (1994)
Plagiotheciaceae Plagiothecium cavifolium (Brid.) Iwats. ? ANP (1994)
Plagiotheciaceae Plagiothecium denticulatum (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Plagiotheciaceae Plagiothecium laetum BSG ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Atrichum crispum (James) Sull. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P.-Beauv.) ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Pogonatum pensilvanicum (Hedw.) P.-Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P.-Beauv. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichastrum apinum (Hedw.) Rohl. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum commune var. commune Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum commune / var. perigoniale Hedw. / (Mx.) Hampe ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum formosum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum ohiense Ren. & Card. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum pallidisetum Funck ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Polytrichaceae Polytrichum strictum Menz. ex Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Pottiaceae Barbula unguiculata Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Pottiaceae Didymodon asperifolius (Mitt.) Crum, Steere & Anders. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Pottiaceae Didymodon rigidulus Hedw. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Pottiaceae Didymodon vinealis var. luridus ? / ? ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Pottiaceae Phascum cuspidatum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Pottiaceae Tortella fragilis (Drumm.) Limpr. ? ANP (1994)
Pottiaceae Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr. ? ANP (1994)
Pottiaceae Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn., Meyer & Scherb. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Pottiaceae Weissia controversa Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Pterigynandraceae Pterigynandrum filiforme Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Schistostegaceae Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr ? ANP (1994)
Seligeriaceae Blindia acuta (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. ? ANP (1994)
Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum marylandicum (C. M.) E. G. Britt. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Sphagnum) affine Renauld & Cardot ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Acutifolia) capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Sphagnum) centrale C. E. O. Jensen ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Rigida) compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Cuspidata) cuspidatum Hoffm. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Acutifolia) fuscum (Schimp.) H. Klinggr. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Acutifolia) girgensohnii Russow ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum imbricatum Hornsch. ex Russ. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Sphagnum) magellanicum Brid. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Sphagnum) palustre L. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Cuspidata) pulchrum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Acutifolia) quinquefarium (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Warnst. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Acutifolia) rubellum Wilson ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum subnitens Russ. & Warnst. ex Warnst. ? ANP (1994) [see note 1 below]
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Subsecunda) subsecundum Nees in Sturm ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Squarrosa) teres (Schimp.) Angstr. in C. Hartm. ? ANP (1994)
Sphagnaceae Sphagnum (Cuspidata) torreyanum Sull. ? ANP (1994)
Splachnaceae Splachnum ampullaceum Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Tetraphidaceae Tetraphis pellucida Hedw. ? ANP (1994)
Thuidiaceae Myurella sibirica (C. Mull.) Reim ? ANP (1994)
Thuidiaceae Thuidium delicatulum var. delicatulum (Hedw.) BSG ? ANP (1994)
Thuidiaceae Thuidium recognitum (Hedw.) Lindb. ? ANP (1994)


Note:
   1. This species was in the March 1994 Acadia National Park database but not in an earlier (November 1990) checklist of Maine Mosses compiled by Bruce Allen of the Missouri Botanical Garden, author of "Maine Mosses" (vol. 1, 2005; vol. 2, in prep.).

Source:
   Acadia National Park database. March 1994.