List of the non-vascular plants of Canada
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Parent page: Flora of Canada
Flora of Canada
The flora of Canada is quite diverse, due to the wide range of ecoregions and environmental conditions present in Canada. From the warm, temperate broadleaf forests of southern[Ontario to the frigi Arctic plains of the Northern Canada, from the wet temperate rainforests of the west coast to the...



This is a listing of the non-vascular plant
Non-vascular plant
Non-vascular plants is a general term for those plants without a vascular system . Although non-vascular plants lack these particular tissues, a number of non-vascular plants possess tissues specialized for internal transport of water....

s of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

,
and includes the moss
Moss
Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

es, liverworts
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....

 and hornwort
Hornwort
Hornworts are a group of bryophytes, or non-vascular plants, comprising the division Anthocerotophyta. The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte. The flattened, green plant body of a hornwort is the gametophyte plant.Hornworts may be found worldwide,...

s.
Secure Apparently
secure
Vulnerable Imperiled Critically
imperiled
Not
assessed
Historical Extirpated Introduced


IDD - incomplete distribution data

Anthocerotaceae
Anthocerotaceae
The Anthocerotaceae is the only family of hornworts in the order Anthocerotales....

 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Anthoceros fusiformis YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Anthoceros macounii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Notothyladaceae
Notothyladaceae
The Notothyladaceae is the only family of hornworts in the order Notothyladales....

 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Notothylas orbicularis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Phaeoceros carolinianus YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Andreaeaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Andreaea alpestris YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea blyttii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea crassinervia YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea heinemannii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea megistospora YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea mutabilis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea nivalis YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea obovata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea rothii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea rupestris YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea schofieldiana YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Andreaea sinuosa YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Andreaeobryaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Andreaeobryum macrosporum YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Archidiaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Archidium ohioense YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Aulacomniaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Aulacomnium acuminatum
Acute-tip aulacomnium moss
YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium androgynum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium heterostichum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium palustre
Aulacomnium palustre
Aulacomnium palustre is a moss that is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. It occurs in North America, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Eurasia, and New Zealand. In North America, it occurs across southern arctic, subboreal, and boreal regions from Alaska and British Columbia to Greenland and...

YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Aulacomnium turgidum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Bartramiaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Anacolia menziesii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia halleriana
Bartramia halleriana
Bartramia halleriana is a species of moss in the Bartramiaceae family.-External links:***...

YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada ; French: Le Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada, is an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists whose "raison d’être is to identify species at risk" in Canada...

: Threatened
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia ithyphylla YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia pomiformis
Bartramia pomiformis
Bartramia pomiformis is a species of moss in the Bartramiaceae family. It is typically green or glaucous in hue, although sometimes it can appear yellowish. The stems extend from a half cm to 8 cm, with narrowly lanceolate to linear-lanceolate leaves....

YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bartramia stricta YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
COSEWIC: Endangered
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Conostomum tetragonum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis capillaris YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis fontana
American philonotis moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis marchica YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Philonotis yezoana YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiopus oederiana YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Bryaceae
Bryaceae
Bryaceae is a family of mosses.Genera include:*Acidodontium*Anomobryum*Brachymenium*Bryum*Leptostomopsis*Mniobryoides*Osculatia*Perssonia*Plagiobryum*Ptychostomum*Rhodobryum*Roellia*Rosulabryum...

 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Anomobryum filiforme YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum algovicum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum alpinum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum amblyodon YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum archangelicum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum arcticum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum argenteum
Silvery bryum moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum blindii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum caespiticium YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum calobryoides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum calophyllum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum canariense YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum capillare YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum cyclophyllum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum dichotomum YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum erythroloma YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum flaccidum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum gemmascens YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum gemmiparum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum klinggraeffii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum knowltonii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum lisae YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum lonchocaulon YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum longisetum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum marratii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum meesioides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum miniatum YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum muehlenbeckii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum nitidulum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum oblongum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pallens YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pallescens YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum pseudotriquetrum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum purpurascens YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum ruderale YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum salinum YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum schleicheri YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum stirtonii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum subapiculatum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum subneodamense YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum tenuisetum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum teres YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum turbinatum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum uliginosum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum violaceum YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum warneum
Bryum warneum
Bryum warneum, known as sea Bryum or Warne's thread moss, is a protected moss found in sandy coastal areas in temperate regions of Europe and is also recorded to have been found in the Himalaya, the Altai Mountains and in Quebec, Canada.Generally forming dense clusters of plants with...

YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum weigelii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Bryum wrightii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Epipterygium tozeri YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Leptobryum pyriforme YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Mielichhoferia macrocarpa YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
COSEWIC: Threatened
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiobryum demissum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Plagiobryum zieri YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia andalusica YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia annotina YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia atropurpurea YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia bolanderi YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia brevinervis YK NT NU LB CA Critically
imperiled
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia bulbifera YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia camptotrachela YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia cardotii YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia columbica YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia cruda YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia crudoides YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia drummondii YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia elongata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia erecta YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia filum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia lescuriana YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia longibracteata YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia longicolla YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia ludwigii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia melanodon YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia nutans YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia obtusifolia YK NT NU LB CA Vulnerable IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia pacifica YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia proligera YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia sphagnicola YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia tundrae YK NT NU LB CA Imperiled IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia vexans YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Pohlia wahlenbergii YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Rhodobryum ontariense YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Rhodobryum roseum
Rose moss
YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Roellia roellii YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Catoscopiaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Catoscopium nigritum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Hypopterygiaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Hypopterygium fauriei YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Meesiaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

NT
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

NU
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

LB
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

CA
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

AB
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

SK
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

MB
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

ON
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

QC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

PE
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Amblyodon dealbatus YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia longiseta YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia triquetra
Meesia triquetra
Threeranked humpmoss , is a moss that occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes.- Technical description :...

YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Meesia uliginosa
Meesia uliginosa
Broadnerved humpmoss , is a rare moss of the Western U.S. It occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes, and in some places is not as rare as in the Western U.S.- Technical description :...

YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Paludella squarrosa YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF

Mniaceae 

Species name
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

Range in Canada Global
rank
Notes
YK
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

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Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

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Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

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Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

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Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

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Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

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Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

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Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

Cinclidium arcticum YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium latifolium YK NT NU LB CA Apparently
secure
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium stygium YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cinclidium subrotundum YK NT NU LB CA Not
assessed
IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides YK NT NU LB CA Secure IDD
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
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