Fern moss may refer to several varieties of moss that produce feathery fronds and can form a moss carpet across grass or bare patches of ground:
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Fissidens bryoides
''Fissidens'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Fissidentaceae.
Selected species:
* '' Fissidens abbreviatus''
* '' Fissidens acacioides''
* '' Fissidens aciphyllus''
* '' Fissidens acreanus''
* '' Fissidens acutis ...
'' – lesser fern moss
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Hylocomium splendens
''Hylocomium splendens'', commonly known as glittering woodmoss, splendid feather moss, stairstep moss, and mountain fern moss, is a Perennial plant, perennial Clone (plant), clonal moss with a widespread distribution in Northern Hemisphere borea ...
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Hylocomium proliferum
''Hylocomium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae.
The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1852.
Species:
* ''Hylocomium interruptum'' Margadant, 1972
* '' Hylocomium splendens'' W.P. Schimper, 18 ...
'' – mountain fern moss
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Thuidium
''Thuidium'' is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus '' Thuja'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Description
Members of the genus are chara ...
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Thuidium abietinum
''Thuidium'' is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus '' Thuja'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Description
Members of the genus are chara ...
'' – wiry fern moss
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Thuidium delicatulum
''Thuidium delicatulum'', also known as the delicate fern moss or common fern moss, is a widespread species of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. It is found in North and South America from Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ...
'' – common fern moss
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Thuidium recognitum
''Thuidium'' is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus '' Thuja'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Description
Members of the genus are chara ...
'' – hook-leaf fern moss
Possibly also:
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Drepanocladus
''Drepanocladus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Drepanocladus'':
*'' Drepanocladus aduncus''
*'' Drepanocladus andi ...
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Drepanocladus fluitans
''Drepanocladus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Drepanocladus'':
*'' Drepanocladus aduncus''
*'' Drepanocladus andi ...
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Drepanocladus uncinatus
''Drepanocladus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Drepanocladus'':
*'' Drepanocladus aduncus''
*'' Drepanocladus andi ...
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