Fern moss

Last updated August 13, 2024

Fern moss may refer to several varieties of moss that produce feathery fronds and can form a moss carpet across grass or bare patches of ground:

Fissidens bryoides [ commons; species; ceb; is; nl; pl; sv; uk; vi; zh; wikidata ]– lesser fern moss
Hylocomium splendens or Hylocomium proliferum – mountain fern moss
Thuidium species including:
- Thuidium abietinum [ vi; commons; wikidata ]– wiry fern moss
- Thuidium delicatulum – common fern moss
- Thuidium recognitum [ ceb; fi; nl; pl; sv; uk; vi; wikidata ]– hook-leaf fern moss

Possibly also:

Drepanocladus species including:
- Drepanocladus fluitans [ vi; commons; wikidata ]
- Drepanocladus uncinatus [ vi; wikidata ]

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