Mniaceae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
FNA Key to the Family or here [1]
Family: Mniaceae
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Leucolepis acanthoneuron | Menzies' Tree Moss | |
| Mnium blyttii | ||
| Mnium lycopodioides | FNA treatment distribution doesn't include Alaska and notes this species is difficult to distinguish from M. marginatum. The latter's range does include Alaska, but it was not included by Worley. | |
| Mnium spinulosum | ||
| Mnium thomsonii | ||
| Plagiomnium cuspidatum | ||
| Plagiomnium ellipticum | ||
| Plagiomnium insigne | Badge Moss | Fairly common upright moss with oval leaves and toothed leaf margins. Frequently having multiple sporophytes with nodding capsules. |
| Plagiomnium medium | ||
| Plagiomnium rostratum | ||
| Pohlia andalusica | ||
| Pohlia annotina | ||
| Pohlia bulbifera | ||
| Pohlia columbica | ||
| Pohlia cruda | ||
| Pohlia drummondii | ||
| Pohlia elongata | ||
| Pohlia filum | ||
| Pohlia nutans | ||
| Pohlia proligera | ||
| Pohlia sphagnicola | ||
| Pohlia wahlenbergii | ||
| Pseudobryum cinclidioides | ||
| Rhizomnium andrewsianum | ||
| Rhizomnium glabrescens | Roundish leaves, smooth leaf margins and somewhat sparse stem rhizoids distinguish this common moss. Found growing on the ground, rotten logs or on lower trunks in a variety of coniferous forests. | |
| Rhizomnium magnifolium | Stems have abundant brownish rhizoids. | |
| Rhizomnium nudum | ||
| Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum | ||
| Trachycystis flagellaris |
