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Parent page: Flora of Canada

This is a listing of the non-vascular plants of Canada, and includes the mosses, liverworts and hornworts.

Secure Apparently
secure
Vulnerable Imperiled Critically
imperiled
Not
assessed
Historical Extirpated Introduced

IDD - incomplete distribution data

Anthocerotophyta (hornworts)

Anthocerotaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Anthoceros fusiformis YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Anthoceros macounii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Notothyladaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Notothylas orbicularis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Phaeoceros carolinianus YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Bryophyta (mosses)

Andreaeaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Andreaea alpestris YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea blyttii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea crassinervia YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea heinemannii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea megistospora YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea mutabilis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea nivalis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea obovata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea rothii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea rupestris YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea schofieldiana YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea sinuosa YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Andreaeobryaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Andreaeobryum macrosporum YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Archidiaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Archidium ohioense YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Aulacomniaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Aulacomnium acuminatum
Acute-tip aulacomnium moss
YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium androgynum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium heterostichum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium palustre YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium turgidum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Bartramiaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Anacolia menziesii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia halleriana YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
COSEWIC: Threatened
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia ithyphylla YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia pomiformis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia stricta YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
COSEWIC: Endangered
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Conostomum tetragonum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis capillaris YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis fontana
American philonotis moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis marchica YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis yezoana YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiopus oederiana YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Bryaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Anomobryum filiforme YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum algovicum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum alpinum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum amblyodon YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum archangelicum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum arcticum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum argenteum
Silvery bryum moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum blindii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum caespiticium YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum calobryoides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum calophyllum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum canariense YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum capillare YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum cyclophyllum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum dichotomum YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum erythroloma YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum flaccidum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum gemmascens YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum gemmiparum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum klinggraeffii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum knowltonii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum lisae YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum lonchocaulon YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum longisetum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum marratii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum meesioides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum miniatum YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum muehlenbeckii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum nitidulum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum oblongum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pallens YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pallescens YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pseudotriquetrum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum purpurascens YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum ruderale YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum salinum YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum schleicheri YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum stirtonii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum subapiculatum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum subneodamense YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum tenuisetum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum teres YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum turbinatum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum uliginosum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum violaceum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum warneum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum weigelii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum wrightii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Epipterygium tozeri YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Leptobryum pyriforme YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Mielichhoferia macrocarpa YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
COSEWIC: Threatened
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiobryum demissum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiobryum zieri YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia andalusica YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia annotina YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia atropurpurea YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia bolanderi YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia brevinervis YK NT NU LB CA Critically
imperiled
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia bulbifera YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia camptotrachela YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia cardotii YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia columbica YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia cruda YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia crudoides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia drummondii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia elongata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia erecta YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia filum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia lescuriana YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia longibracteata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia longicolla YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia ludwigii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia melanodon YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia nutans YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia obtusifolia YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia pacifica YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia proligera YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia sphagnicola YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia tundrae YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia vexans YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia wahlenbergii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Rhodobryum ontariense YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Rhodobryum roseum
Rose moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Roellia roellii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Catoscopiaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Catoscopium nigritum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Hypopterygiaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Hypopterygium fauriei YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Meesiaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Amblyodon dealbatus YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia longiseta YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia triquetra YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia uliginosa YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Paludella squarrosa YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Mniaceae

Species name Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK NT NU LB CA
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL
Cinclidium arcticum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium latifolium YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium stygium YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium subrotundum YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
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