Moss Species

Common Name

Moisture Regime

Nutrient Regime

Count

Frequency %

Mean Cover %

(n)

Sphagnum wulfianum

Brittle-stemmed sphagnum

wet

poor

17

1.7

16.3

Aulacomnium palustre

Ribbed bog moss

wet/moist

medium

18

1.8

2.6

Climacium dendroides

Tree moss

wet/moist

rich

18

1.8

6.5

Sphagnum squarrosum

Prickly sphagnum

wet

poor

24

2.4

16.4

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Shaggy moss

moist/fresh

poor/medium/rich

25

2.6

20.1

Ptilium crista-castrensis

Plume moss

moist/fresh/dry

poor

35

3.6

3.5

Sphagnum fuscum (SF)

Brown bog sphagnum

wet

poor

63

6.4

49.6

Hylocomium splendens (HS)

Stair-step moss

wet/moist/fresh

poor

64

6.5

10

Bazzania trilobata (BT)

Bazzania

moist/fresh

N/A

76

7.8

6.6

Polytrichum commune (PC)

Common Haircap moss

wet/moist/fresh

poor/medium

137

14

10.4

Dicranum polysetum (DP)

Wavy dicranum

wet/moist

poor/medium

233

23.8

5.7

Sphagnum girgensohnii (SG)

Common green sphagnum

wet/moist

poor/medium

301

30.7

47.7

Pleurozium schreberi (PS)

Schreber’s moss

moist/fresh/dry

poor/medium

328

33.5

21.8