by CONPS ME | Jul 6, 2021
Golden Glade-moss (Rhytidium rugosum), Rhytidiaceae Family. A large, coarse, shaggy brownish moss that forms deep, but fairly loose cushions from the protected north slopes of the foothills to the alpine. It is quite easily recognized by its shaggy appearance and...
by CONPS ME | Jul 6, 2021
Common Water Moss (Fontinalis antipyretica), a moss in the Fontinalaceae Family. This is a large moss that is prefers growing in slow-moving water of creeks. The stems are very long and are attached to rocks under water. Its leaves are three-ranked which are only...
by CONPS ME | Jul 6, 2021
Ciliate Hedwig’s Moss (Hedwigia ciliata), is a moss in the Hedwigiaceae Family. It is a very common species in Colorado which almost always is found growing on granite rocks and cliffs in the foothills (to the alpine) where it forms patches of sprawling stems...
by CONPS ME | Jul 5, 2021
Silvery Bryum Moss (Bryum argenteum), Bryaceae Family. Grows from plains to alpine. This is a common species found in cracks in sidewalks but also sometimes found in cliff crevices and other dry, exposed, sandy or gravelly places. It is easily identified as the leaves...
by CONPS ME | Mar 11, 2021
Common Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune), a moss in the Polytrichaceae Family which grows in wet areas like pond edges, swampy areas and fens in the montane and subalpine. The flower-like structure seen here is a splash cup, somewhat rare in mosses but are used on...
