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Mosses
4 species
Fire Moss - leaves approx. 2 mm - fruit stalk to 6 cm - Leslie Spit - March 2008
Order: Dicranales
Family: Ditrichaceae
Genus: Ceratodon
Species: Purpureus
Also known as Purple Horn Toothed Moss, Ceratodon
Moss - native to Canada
Moss - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta (Mosses)
Class: Bryopsida (True Mosses)
Updated March 16 2012
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Cypress-leaved Plait Moss - leaves approx. 2 mm - fruit stalk approx. 5 cm - West Don Valley (Sunnybrook Park) - March 2010
Order: Hypnales
Family: Hypnaceae
Genus: Hypnum
Species: Cupressiforme
Also known as Hypnum Moss - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta (Mosses)
Class: Bryopsida (True Mosses)
Updated February 29 2012
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Orthotrichum Moss with Physcia spp. lichen - leaves approx. 4 mm - height approx. 3 cm - Kortright Centre for Conservation - March 2010
Order: Orthotrichales
Family: Orthotrichaceae
Genus: Orthotrichum
Species: Affine? Anomalum?
Known as Bristle Moss in Great Britain - native to ?
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta (Mosses)
Class: Bryopsida (True Mosses)
Updated February 29 2012
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Tortula Moss - leaves approx. 5 mm - height approx. 5 cm - Leslie Spit - March 2008
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Tortula (also Syntrichia)
Species: Ruralis
Also known as Star Moss - subspecies ruraliformis known
as Sandhill Screw Moss - native to North America
as Sandhill Screw Moss - native to North America
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta (Mosses)
Class: Bryopsida (True Mosses)
Updated March 18 2012
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