Species are arranged in alphabetical order, with nomenclature following Hill et al (2008). The horse chestnut referred to in the descriptions of localities is a fabulous tree for epiphytes, and is the nearer to the path of the two horse chestnuts by the Harris Garden pond. The records attributed to Jeff Bates were obtained from the National Biodiversity Network Gateway. Ninety four species and varieties of moss have so far been recorded.
Family | Species, variety etc. | Locality | Record date |
Amblystegiaceae | Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp. | Widespread on trees | 2014 |
Polytrichaceae | Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. | Widespred on soil, rotting wood etc. | 2014 |
Aulacomniaceae | Aulacomnium androgynum (Hedw.) Schwägr. | Rotting wood in Wilderness, e.g. the fallen tree in the Wilderness clearing | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Barbula convoluta var. convoluta Hedw. | Frequent and abundant on bare ground | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Barbula convoluta var. sardoa Schimp | Bare ground at the back of AMS | 2015 |
Brachytheciaceae | Brachytehcium albicans (Hedw.) Schimp. | Rare, e.g. on bare ground by the barrier into RSSL car park | 2015 |
Brachytheciaceae | Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | Very common on all kinds of substrate | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Brachytheciastrum velutinum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen | Oak in Wilderness clearing | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C. Chen | Locally abundant on concrete, e.g. by AMS | 2014 |
Bryaceae | Bryum argenteum Hedw. | Widespread on paths, soil, concrete etc. | 2014 |
Bryaceae | Bryum capillare Hedw. | Widespread on trees, walls etc. | 2014 |
Bryaceae | Bryum dichotomum Hedw. | Occasional on concrete and soil | 2015 |
Bryaceae | Bryum rubens Mitt. | Widespread on disturbed soil | 2015 |
Hypnaceae | Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske | Widespread in lawns, damp soil etc. | 2014 |
Leucobryaceae | Campylopus flexuosus (Hedw.) Brid. | Recorded by Jeff Bates | 2010 |
Leucobryaceae | Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. | Widespread on decaying wood | 2014 |
Ditrichaceae | Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. | Widespread on tarmac, soil etc. | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Cirriphyllum crassinervium Loeske & M. Fleisch. | Boulders around the grotto | 2014 |
Amblystegiaceae | Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce | Abundant by the Harris Garden stream | 2015 |
Cryphaceae | Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) D. Mohr | Widespread on many species of tree | 2014 |
Dicranaceae | Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. | Abundant on banks in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Dicranaceae | Dicranoweisia cirrata (Hedw.) Lindb. | On dead wood in Wilderness | 2014 |
Dicranaceae | Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | Edge of Wilderness along Wilderness Road | 2015 |
Dicranaceae | Dicranum tauricum Sapjegin |
A large colony on fallen tree near Harborne entrance to Wilderness | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon fallax (Hedw.) R.H. Zander |
Bare ground, especially around the Harborne glasshouses | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon insulanus (De Not.) M.O. Hill |
Widespread on bare ground | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon luridus Hornsch. |
Frequent on tarmac, e.g. in Harborne carpark | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon nicholsonii Culm. | Tarmac behind/between AMS & ICMA | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon rigidulus Hedw. |
Tarmac path between ventilation of Thomson building and Chemistry Dept car park | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon tophaceus (Brid.) Lisa |
Concrete path edging in Harris Garden | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Didymodon vinealis (Brid.) R.H. Zander | Occasional on concrete surfaces | 2014 |
Rhabdoweisiaceae | Dircranoweisia cirrata (Hedw.) Lindb. |
Abundant on dead wood in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Fissidentaceae | Fissidens bryoides Hedw. |
Abundant on soil in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Fissidentaceae | Fissidens taxifolius Hedw. |
Abundant on soil in the Wilderness | |
Funariaceae | Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. |
Widespread on pathsides, disturbed ground etc. | 2014 |
Grimmiaceae | Grimmia pulvinata (Hedw.) Sm. |
Widespread on walls, rarely on trees | 2014 |
Grimmiaceae | Grimmia trichophylla Grev. |
Scattered patches on the boulders of the grotto | 2015 |
Brachytheciaceae | Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp. | Widespread and abundant on walls, trees and other hard surfaces | 2014 |
Amblystegiaceae | Hygroamblystegium tenax (Hedw.) Jenn. | A post in the rocky pool behind the Grotto | 2014 |
Hypnaceae | Hypnum andoi | Abundant on oaks in the Wilderness | |
Hypnaceae | Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme | Very common and abundant on all kinds of surfaces | 2014 |
Hypnaceae | Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum | Occasional on trees | |
Hypnaceae | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & Warncke | Edge of Wilderness along Wilderness Road with Dicranum scoparium | 2015 |
Lembophyllaceae | Isothecium myosuroides Brid. | On concrete/stone around stone circle in Wilderness | 2015 |
Brachytheciaceae | Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra |
Widespread and abundant on soil, in lawns and on trees and other surfaces | 2014 |
Meesiaceae | Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson | A weed of compost in the Tropical Glasshouse | 2014 |
Amblystegiaceae | Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst. | Around the lake and by the Harris Garden Stream | 2015 |
Mniaceae | Mnium hornum Hedw. | Widespread and abundant on soil and rotting stumps in the Wilderness and in other sheltered places | 2014 |
Orthodontiaceae | Orthodontium lineare Schwägr. | Rotting log near Harborne entrance to the Wilderness | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum affine Schrad. ex Brid. | Widespread on many tree species, and on some of the boulders in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw. |
Abundant on concrete | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum cupulatum Hoffm. ex Brid. |
The concrete bollards in the Chemistry Dept. car park | 2015 |
Orthtrichaceae | Orthotrichum diaphinum Schrad. ex Brid. |
Abundant on elders and on concrete | 2015 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum lyellii Hook. & Taylor |
Oaks in the clearing in the Wilderness and the horse chestnut | 2015 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. |
Numerous trees across campus, often in some quantity | 2015 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum stramineum Hornsch. |
Numerous trees across campus, often in some quantity, e.g. on the maples between Harborne and the Pepper Lane entrance | 2015 |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum striatum Hedw. |
The horse chestnut and a few oaks across campus | |
Orthotrichaceae | Orthotrichum tenellum Bruch ex Brid. | A large colony on the large willow by the Harris Garden pond | |
Brachytheciaceae | Oxyrrhynchium hians (Hedw.) Loeske | Occasional on bare soil | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Oxyrrhynchium pumilum (Wilson) Loeske | A single patch on soil by the path through the Wilderness running by the Harris Garden | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Phascum cuspidatum Hedw. | Abundant on soil of the experimental plots | 2015 |
Plagiomniaceae | Plagiomnium undulatum (Hedw.) T.J. Kop. | Soil in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Ditrichaceae | Pleuridium acuminatum Lindb. | On a bank just off the path through Wilderness near Erleigh gate | 2015 |
Polytrichaceae | Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P. Beauv. |
Birch stump by main ride through Wilderness | 2015 |
Polytrichaceae | Polytrichastrum formosum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm. |
Frequent on soil and at the bases of trees in the Wilderness | 2014 |
Polytrichaceae | Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. |
Seen by Jeff Bates | 2010 |
Pottiaceae | Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum R.H. Zander |
Soil of Chemistry Dept. car park | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) M. Fleisch. |
Common in the grasslands | 2014 |
Plagiotheciaceae | Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Z. Iwats. |
Abundant on banks in the Wilderness and on rotting wood | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Rhynchostegiella tennella (Dicks.) Limpr. | Crevice between boulders in the grotto | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp. |
Common on trees, soil and shaded walls | 2014 |
Hylocomiaceae | Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst. |
Abundant in damp grass | 2014 |
Grimmiaceae | Schistidium crassipilum H.H. Blom |
Abundant on concrete surfaces | 2014 |
Brachytheciaceae | Scleropodium cespitans L.F. Koch |
See by Jeff Bates | 2010 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia laevipila Brid. |
Rare on elder | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia montana Nees |
Abundant on concrete surfaces | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia papillosa (Wilson) Jur. |
The horse chestnut | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia ruralis var. ruraliformis (Besch.) Delogne | A huge colony on the felt roof of the former Environmental Sciences building | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr | Widespread and abundant on concrete and tarmac | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Syntrichia virescens (De Not.) Ochyra | The horsechestnut, with S. papillosa | 2015 |
Tetraphidaceae | Tetraphis pellucida Hedw. | Well rotted wood in the Wilderness | 2015 |
Neckeraceae | Thamnobryum alopecurum (Hedw.) Nieuwl. ex Gangulee |
Small quantity in humid area of elders behind grotto clearing | 2015 |
Pottiaceae | Tortula muralis Hedw. |
Widespread and abundant on walls | 2014 |
Pottiaceae | Tortula truncata (Hedw.) Mitt. |
Abundant on soil of experimental plots | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Ulota bruchii Hornsch. |
Widespread on all kinds of trees | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Ulota crispa (Hedw.) Brid. | Much less common than U. bruchii | 2014 |
Orthotrichaceae | Ulota phyllantha Brid. |
The horse chestnut | 2015 |
Orthotrichaceae | Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) Brid. |
On elders in the Wilderness | 2015 |