New Jersey Mosses

by Eric Karlin

Approximately 383 taxa of mosses are known to occur in New Jersey. Three general distribution patterns occur within the state: 182 taxa are found throughout the state; 24 taxa are limited to southern New Jersey (the coastal plain region); and 177 taxa are limited to northern New Jersey. With 51 species, Sphagnum is by far the most diverse moss genus in New Jersey. Nomenclature follows Anderson et al. (1990)

Abundance and Distribution

About 40% of New Jersey's mosses are currently only known from historical collections (153 taxa were last collected prior to 1950, and 101 of these were last collected prior to 1900). In addition, more than half of New Jersey's moss flora (250 taxa) are known from <10 sites. However, aside from the work of Andrus and Karlin (1988) on Sphagnum, a systematic field survey to determine the abundance and distribution of moss species in the state has never been undertaken. It is thus likely that most of these taxa are not endangered or extirpated, but instead are simply undercollected and overlooked.

A database robust enough to determine the endangered status of New Jersey's moss species currently exists only for Sphagnum and a few other genera. Nine species of Sphagnum have been placed on New Jersey's official listing of endangered plant species and three more Sphagnum species (recently discovered in northern New Jersey) have been proposed for listing.

Brief Bibliography

ANDERSON, L. E., H. A. CRUM, and W. R. BUCK. 1990. List of mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93:448-499.

ANDRUS, R. E. and E. F. KARLIN. 1989. A preliminary report on New Jersey's rare and endangered species of Sphagnum: A first look at endangered and threatened bryophytes in New Jersey, pp. 23-57. In E. F. Karlin (ed.), New Jersey's Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals, Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey. 280 pp.

KARLIN, E. F. 1990. Endangered bryophytes in New Jersey: determination, protection and management, pp. 208-210. In R. S. Mitchell, C. J. Sheviak and D. J. Leopold (eds.), Ecosystem Management: Rare Species and Significant Habitats. Proc. 15th Ann. Natural Areas Conference. New York State Museum Bull. 471. 314 pp.

KARLIN, E. F. 1994. Mosses of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and adjacent Coastal Plain. Bartonia 58: 11-21.

KARLIN, E. F. and R. E. ANDRUS. 1988. The Sphagnum species of New Jersey. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 115: 168-195.

KARLIN, E. F. and K. A. SCHAFFROTH. 1992. The mosses of New Jersey. Evansia 9(1): 11-32.

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Moss lists for other states

A list of the mosses of New Jersey

The genera are displayed in bold italics, followed by their family (in parentheses). The species and varieties are italicized and indented below the genus name.

Abbreviations

Distribution
N = found in northern New Jersey only (Piedmont, Highlands, Ridge and Valley regions);
S = found in southern New Jersey only (Coastal Plain region).

General date of most recent collection
A = most recent collection made after 1975;
B = most recent collection made between 1950 and 1974;
C = most recent collection made between 1900 and 1949;
D = most recent collection made prior to 1900.

Taxa known from < 10 sites, both current and historical, in New Jersey
S1 = known from < 5 sites
S1/2 = known from 6-10 sites

Abietinella (Thuidiaceae)

abietina (Hedw.) Fleisch. [N, B, S1]

Acaulon (Pottiaceae)

muticum (Hedw.) C. Mull. [D, S1]

Amblystegium (Amblystegiaceae)

     serpens (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, B]
     serpens var. juratzkanum (Schimp.) Rau & Herv. [B, S1]
     varium (Hedw.) Lindb. ( B)
     lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     mougeotii (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]

Anacamptodon (Fabroniaceae)

splachnoides (Brid.) Brid. [B, S1]

Andreaea (Andreaeaceae)

rothii Web. & Mohr [N, A, S1]
rupestris Hedw. [N, B, S1]

Anomodon (Anomodontaceae)

     attenuatus (Hedw.) Hub. [A].
     minor (Hedw.) Furnr. [N, B, S1/2]
     rostratus (Hedw.) Schimp. [B]
     rugelii (C. Mull.) Keissl. [N, B, S1]
     viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook & Tayl. [N, B, S1]

Aphanorrhegma (Funariaceae)

serratum (Hook. f. & Wils.) Sull. [N, C, S1]

Archidium (Archidiaceae)

ohioense Schimp. ex C. Mull. [N, D, S1]

Astomum (Pottiaceae)

muehlenbergianum (Sw.) Grout [N, C, S1]

Atrichum (Polytrichaceae)

     altecristatum (Ren. & Card.) Smyth & Smyth [A, ?]
     angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. [A]
     crispum (James) Sull. [A]
     oerstedianum (C. Mull.) Mitt. [N, A, ?]

Aulacomnium (Aulacomniaceae)

heterostichum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. [B]
palustre (Hedw.) Schwaegr. [A]

Barbula (Pottiaceae)

convoluta Hedw. [D, S1/2]
indica (Hook.) Spreng. [N, D, S1]

Bartramia (Bartramiaceae)

pomiformis Hedw. [A]

Brachythecium (Brachytheciaceae)

     acutum (Mitt.) Sull. [N, C, S1/2]
     acuminatum (Hedw.) Aust. [N, B, S1/2]
     digastrum C. Mull. & Kindb. [N, D, S1]
     oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. [N, D, S1]
     oxycladon (Brid.) Jaeg. [B]
     plumosum (Hedw.) Schimp. [C]
     populeum (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, B, S1]
     rivulare Schimp. [N, C, S1/2]
     rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. [C]
     salebrosum (Web.& Mohr.) Schimp. [B]
     velutinum (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]

Brotherella (Sematophyllaceae)

recurvans (Michx.) Fleisch. [B]

Bruchia (Bruchiaceae)

flexuosa (Schwaegr.) C. Mull. [C, S1/2]

Bryhnia (Brachytheciaceae)

graminicolor (Brid.) Grout [N, C, S1/2]
novae-angliae (Sull. & Lesq.) Grout [A]

Bryoandersonia (Brachytheciaceae)

illecebra (Hedw.) Robins. [B]
recurvirostre (Hedw.) Chen [B, S1]

Bryohaplocladium (Leskeaceae)

microphyllum (Hedw.) Wat. & Iwats. [S, B, S1]
virginianum (Brid.) Wat. & Iwats. [B]

Bryum (Bryaceae)

     algovicum C. Mull [N, D, S1]
     argenteum Hedw. [B]
     caespiticium Hedw. [A]
     capillare Hedw. [B, S1/2]
     cyclophyllum (Schwaegr.) Bruch & Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     dichotomum Hedw. [N, D, S1]
     lisae De Not. var. cuspidatum (Bruch & Schimp.) Marg. [B, S1]
     muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. [N, C, S1]
     pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. [A]
     radiculosum Brid. [N, C, S1]
     uliginosum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. [D, S1/2]

Buxbaumia (Buxbaumiaceae)

aphylla Hedw. [A]

Callicladium (Hypnaceae)

haldanianum (Grev.) Crum. [A]

Calliergon (Amblystegiaceae)

cordifolium (Hedw.) Kindb. [N, A, S1/2]
gigantum (Schimp.) Kindb. [N, A, S1]

Calliergonella (Amblystegiaceae)

cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske [A, S1/2]

Campylium (Amblystegiaceae)

     chrysophyllum (Brid.) J. Lange [A, S1/2]
     hispidulum (Brid.) Mitt. [B]
     polygamum (Schimp.) C. Jens. [N, D, S1]
     radicale (P. Beauv.) Grout [C, S1/2]
     stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens. [A, S1/2]
     saxicola (Web.& Mohr) Bruch & Schimp. [, D, S1]

Ceratodon (Ditrichaceae)

purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. [A]

Cirriphyllum (Brachytheciaceae)

piliferum (Hedw.) Grout [N, D, S1]

Clasmatodon (Fabroniaceae)

parvulus (Hampe) Hook & Wils. [N, D, S1]

Climacium (Climaciaceae)

     americanum Brid. [A]
     dendroides (Hedw.) Web. & Mohr [B, S1]
     kindbergii (Ren. & Card.) Grout [A]

Cratoneuron (Amblystegiaceae)

filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce [A, S1/2]

Cryphaea (Cryphaeaceae)

glomerata Bruch & Schimp. [D, S1]

Ctenidium (Hypnaceae)

malacodes Mitt. [N, B, S1/2]

Cyrto-hypnum (Thuidiaceae)

minutulum (Hedw.) Buck & Crum [N, B, S1]
pygmaeum (Schimp.) Buck & Crum [N, C, S1]

Desmatodon (Pottiaceae)

obtusifolius (Schwaegr.) Schimp. [D, S1]

Dichelyma (Fontinalaceae)

capillaceum (With.) Myr. [N, D, S1]

Dichodontium (Dicranaceae)

pellucidum (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]

Dicranella (Dicranaceae)

     cerviculata (Hedw.) Schimp. [S, D, S1]
     heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. [A]
     rufescens (With.) Schimp. [B, S1]
     schreberiana (Hedw.) Hilf. var. robusta (Schimp.) Crum & Anderson [N, D, S1]
     varia (Hedw.) Schimp. [D, S1/2]

Dicranum (Dicranaceae)

     condensatum Hedw. [B]
     flagellare Hedw. [A]
     fulvum Hook. [A]
     fuscescens Turn. [B, S1]
     montanum Hedw. [B]
     muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. [N, C, S1]
     ontariense Peters. [S, B, S1]
     polysetum Sw. [A, S1/2]
     rhabdocarpum Sull. [N, B, S1]
     scoparium Hedw. [A]
     spurium Hedw. [A]
     undulatum Brid. [N, C, S1/2]
     viride (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb. [N, B, S1]

Didymodon (Pottiaceae)

fallax (Hedw.) Zand. [B, S1/2]
fallax var. reflexus (Brid.) Zand. [N, D, S1]

Diphyscium (Buxbaumiaceae)

foliosum (Hedw.) Mohr. [B]

Discelium (Disceliaceae)

nudum (Dicks.) Brid. [N, D, S1]

Ditrichum (Ditrichaceae)

     ambiguum Best [N, B, S1]
     lineare (Sw.) Lindb. [B]
     pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe [B]
     pusillum (Hedw.) Hampe [C]

Drepanocladus (Amblystegiaceae)

aduncus (Hedw.) Warnst. [N, B, S1]
aduncus var. kneiffii (Schimp.) Monk. [N, D, S1]

Drummondia (Orthotrichaceae)

prorepens (Hedw.) E.G. Britt. [D, S1/2]
procera Bruch [N, C, S1]

Entodon (Entodontaceae)

     brevisetus (Hook. & Wils.) Lindb. [N, D, S1]
     cladorrhizans (Hedw.) C. Mull. [B, S1/2]
     compressus (Hedw.) C. Mull. [S, C, S1]
     seductrix (Hedw.) C. Mull. [B]

Ephemerum (Ephemeraceae)

     crassinervium (Schwaegr.) Hampe [D, S1]
     serratum (Hedw.) Hampe [N, D, S1]
     spinulosum Bruch & Schimp. [D, S1]

Eurhynchium (Brachytheciaceae)

hians (Hedw.) Sande Lac. [N, B]
pulchellum (Hedw.) Jenn. [N, B]

Fabronia (Fabroniaceae)

ciliaris (Brid.) Brid. [N, D, S1]

Fissidens (Fissidentaceae)

     adianthoides Hedw. [N, A]
     bryoides Hedw. [B]
     closteri Aust. [N, D, S1]
     dubius P. Beauv. [A, S1/2]
     fontanus (B. Pyl.) Steud. [B, S1/2]
     hallianus (Sull. & Lesq.) Mitt. [N ,D, S1]
     obtusifolius Wils. [N, C, S1]
     osmundioides Hedw. [N, C, S1/2]
     subbasilaris Hedw. [N ,D, S1]
     taxifolius Hedw. [N, A]

Fontinalis (Fontinalaceae)

     antipyretica Hedw. [N, B, S1]
     antipyretica var. gigantea (Sull.) Sull. [N, B,S 1/2]
     dalecarlica Schimp. [N, A, S1/2]
     hypnoides Hartm. [A, S1]
     novae-angliae Sull. [A]
     novae-angliae var. cymbifolia (Aust.) Welch [C, S1/2]
     sullivantii Lindb. [B, S1/2]

Forsstroemia (Leptodontaceae)

trichomitria (Hedw.) Lindb. [B, S1]

Funaria (Funariaceae)

     flavicans Michx. [C, S1]
     hygrometrica Hedw. [A]
     laevigata (Brid.) Brid. [N, D, S1]
     olneyi Sull. [N, C, S1/2]
     pilifera P. Beauv. [N, B]

Gymnostomum (Pottiaceae)

aeruginosum Sm. [N, C, S1/2]

Hamatocaulis (Amblystegiaceae)

vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedenas [N, C, S1]

Haplohymenium (Anomodontaceae)

triste (Ces.) Kindb. [A, S1/2]

Hedwigia (Hedwigiaceae)

ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv. [N, A]

Helodium (Helodiaceae)

     blandowii (Web. & Mohr.) Warnst. [N, A, S1]
     blandowii var. helodioides (Ren. & Card.) Crum et al. [N, A, S1]
     paludosum (Sull.) Aust. [A, S1/2]

Herzogiella (Hypnaceae)

striatella (Brid.) Iwats. [B]
turfacea (Lindb.) Iwats. [B, S1/2]

Homalia [Neckeraceae)

trichomanoides (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, B, S1]

Homalotheciella (Brachytheciaceae)

subcapillata (Hedw.) Broth. [C, S1/2]

Homomallium (Hypnaceae)

adnatum (Hedw.) Broth. [N, B, S1]

Hygroamblystegium (Amblystegiaceae)

     fluviatile (Hedw.) Loeske [N, A]
     noterophilum (Sull. & Lesq.) Warnst. [N, D, S1]
     tenax (Hedw.) Jenn. [N, A]

Hygrohypnum (Amblystegiaceae)

     closteri (Aust.) Grout [N, D, S1]
     eugyrium (Schimp.) Loeske [N, D, S1]
     luridum (Hedw.) Jenn. [N, D, S1]
     micans (Mitt.) Broth. [N, D, S1]
     molle (Hedw.) Loeske [N, C, S1]
     ochraceum (Wils.) Loeske [N, D, S1]

Hylocomiastrum (Hylocomiaceae)

umbratum (Hedw.) Fleisch. [N, D, S1]

Hylocomium (Hylocomiaceae)

splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. [N, A, S1/2]

Hymenostylium (Pottiaceae)

recurvirostre (Hedw.) Dix. [N, D, S1]

Hyophila (Pottiaceae)

involuta (Hook.) Jaeg. [N, C, S1/2]

Hypnum (Hypnaceae)

     cupressiforme Hedw. [C]
     cupressiforme var. resupinatum (Tayl.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     curvifolium Hedw. [B, S1/2]
     imponens Hedw. [A]
     lindbergii Mitt. [A]
     pallescens (Hedw.) P. Beauv. [B, S1/2]
     pratense (Rabenh.) W. Koch [A]

Isopterygiopsis (Hypnaceae)

muelleriana (Schimp.) Iwats. [N, D, S1]
pulchella (Hedw.) Iwats. [N, D, S1]

Isopterygium (Hypnaceae)

tenerum (Sw.) Mitt. [B]
pyriforme (Hedw.) Wils. [B, S1/2]

Leptodictyum (Amblystegiaceae)

humile (P. Beauv.) Ochyra [B, S1/2]
riparium (Hedw.) Warnst. [A]

Leskea (Leskeaceae)

     gracilescens Hedw. [B]
     obscura Hedw. [B]
     polycarpa Hedw. [B]

Leskeella (Leskeaceae)

nervosa (Brid.) Loeske [B, S1]

Leucobryum (Leucobryaceae)

albidum (Brid.) Lindb. [A]
glaucum (Hedw.) Angstr. [A]

Leucodon (Leucodontaceae)

brachypus Brid. [N, D, S1]
julaceus (Hedw.) Sull. [C]

Limprichtia (Amblystegiaceae)

revolvens (Sw.) Loeske [N, A, S1]

Lindbergia (Leskeaceae)

brachyptera (Mitt.) Kindb. [N, D, S1]

Loeskeobryum (Hylocomiaceae)

brevirostre (Brid.) Fleisch. [N, D, S1/2]

Meesia (Meesiaceae)

     triquetra (Richt.) Angstr. [N, D, S1]
Micromitrium (Ephemeraceae)
     austinii Sull. [B, S1]
     megalosporum Aust. [D, S1]
     synoicum (James) Aust. [D, S1]
Mnium (Mniaceae)
     ambiguum H. Mull. [A, S1/2]
     hornum Hedw. [A]
     marginatum (With.) Brid. [C, S1/2]
     spinulosum Bruch & Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     stellare Hedw. [A, S1/2]
Myurella (Pterigynandraceae)
     julacea (Schwaegr.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     sibirica (C. Mull.) Reim. [N, B, S1]
Neckera [Neckeraceae)
     pennata Hedw. [N, C, S1]
Orthotrichum (Orthotrichaceae)
     anomalum Hedw. [N, B, S1]
     obtusifolium Brid. [N, D, S1]
     ohioense Sull. & Lesq. [C, S1/2]
     pumilum Sw. [C]
     pusillum Mitt. [C, S1/2]
     sordidum Sull. & Lesq. [C]
     speciosum Nees var. elegans (Schwaegr.) Warnst. [D, S1]
     stellatum Brid. [C, ?]
     strangulatum P. Beauv. [N, B, ?]
Oxystegus (Pottiaceae)
     tenuirostris (Hook. & Tayl.) A.J.E. Sm. [N, D, S1]
Paraleucobryum (Dicranaceae)
     longifolium (Hedw.) Loeske [N, D, S1]
Phascum (Pottiaceae)
     cuspidatum Hedw. [C, S1]
Philonotis (Bartramiaceae)
     fontana (Hedw.) Brid. [N, A]
     fontana var. caespitosa(Jur.) Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     marchica (Hedw.) Brid. var.[N, D, S1]
     muehlenbergii (Schwaegr.) Brid. [N, B, S1]
Physcomitrium (Funariaceae)
     immersum Sull. [S, D, S1]
     pyriforme (Hedw.) Hampe [B]
Plagiomnium (Mniaceae)
     ciliare (C. Mull.) T. Kop. [A, ?]
     cuspidatum (Hedw.) T. Kop. [B]
     ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop. [A, ?]
     medium (Bruch & Schimp.) T. Kop. [N, D, S1]
     rostratum (Schrad.) T. Kop. [N, B, S1/2]
Plagiopus (Bartramiaceae)
     oederiana (Sw.) Crum & Anderson [N, D, S1]
Plagiothecium (Plagiotheciaceae)
     cavifolium (Brid.) Iwats. [B]
     denticulatum (Hedw.) Schimp. [B]
     laetum Schimp. [N, D, S1]
     latebricola Schimp. [N, C, S1]
Platydictya (Hypnaceae)
     confervoides (Brid.) Crum [N, C, S1]
     minutissima (Sull. & Lesq.) Crum [N, D, S1]
     subtilis (Hedw.) Crum [N, C, S1]
Platygyrium (Hypnaceae)
     repens (Brid.) Schimp. [B]
Platyhypnidium (Brachytheciaceae)
     riparioides (Hedw.) Dix. [N, A, S1/2]
Platylomella (Amblystegiaceae)
     lescurii (Sull.) Andrews [N, C, S1]
Pleuridium (Ditrichaceae)
     palustre (Bruch & Schimp.) Bruch & Schimp. [S, D, S1]
     ravenelii Aust. [S, D, S1]
     subulatum (Hedw.) Rabenh. [B]
     sullivantii Aust. [N, D, S1]
Pleurozium (Hylocomiaceae)
     schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. [A]
Pogonatum (Polytrichaceae)
     brachyphyllum (Michx.) P. Beauv. [S, B]
     pensilvanicum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. [A]
Pohlia (Bryaceae)
     annotina (Hedw.) Lindb. [B, S1]
     cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. [N, C, S1]
     elongata Hedw. [B, S1]
     lescuriana (Sull.) Grout [N, B, S1]
     melanodon (Brid.) Shaw [N, D, S1]
     nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. [B]
     proligera (Breidl.) Arnell [N, B, S1]
     wahlenbergii (Web. & Mohr) Andrews [B]
Polytrichum (Polytrichaceae)
     commune Hedw. [A]
     commune var. perigoniale (Michx.) Hampe [S, C, S1]
     juniperinum Hedw. [A]
     ohioense Ren. & Card. [A]
     ****pallidisetum Funck [N, ,S1]
     piliferum Hedw. [A]
     strictum Brid. [N, D, S1]
Pottia (Pottiaceae)
     truncata (Hedw.) Furnr. [N, B, S1/2]
Pseudobryum (Mniaceae)
     cinclidioides (Hub.) T. Kop. [N, D, S1]
Pseudotaxiphyllum (Hypnaceae)
     distichaceum (Mitt.) Iwats. [N, D, S1]
     elegans (Brid.) Iwats. [A]
Pterigynandrum (Pterigynandraceae)
     filiforme Hedw. [N, B, S1]
Ptilium (Hypnaceae)
     crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not. [N, D, S1]
Ptychomitrium (Ptychomitriaceae)
     incurvum (Schwaegr.) Spruce [C, S1/2]
Pylaisiadelpha (Hypnaceae)
     tenuirostris (Bruch & Schimp.) Buck [B, S1/2]
Pylaisiella (Hypnaceae)
     intricata (Hedw.) Grout [D, S1/2]
     polyantha (Hedw.) Grout [C, S1]
     selwynii (Kindb.) Crum et al. [C, S1]
Racomitrium (Grimmiaceae)
     aciculare (Hedw.) Brid. [N, D, S1]
     venustum Frisv. [N, D, S1]
Rauiella (Thuidiaceae)
     scita (P. Beauv.) Reim. [N, D, S1]
Rhabdoweisia (Dicranaceae)
     crispata (With.) Lindb. [N, D, S1]
Rhizomnium (Mniaceae)
     appalachianum T. Kop. [N, A, S1]
     magnifolium (Horik.) T. Kop. [B, S1]
     punctatum (Hedw.) T. Kop. [A]
Rhodobryum (Bryaceae)
     ontariense (Kindb.) Par. [N, A]
Rhytidiadelphus (Hylocomiaceae)
     triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. [D, S1/2]
     rugosum (Hedw.) Kindb. [N, A, S1]
Saelania (Ditrichaceae)
     glaucescens (Hedw.) Broth. [N, D, S1]
Sanionia (Amblystegiaceae)
     uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske [N, D, S1]
Schistidium (Grimmiaceae)
     agassizii Sull. & Lesq. [N, D, S1]
     apocarpum (Hedw.) Bruch. & Schimp. [B]
     rivulare (Brid.) Podp. [N, D, S1]
Schwetschkeopsis (Myiniaceae)
     fabronia (Schwaegr.) Broth. [N, B, S1/2]
Scorpidium (Amblystegiaceae)
     scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr. [N, A, S1]
Seligeria (Seligeriaceae)
     donniana (Sm.) C. Mull. [N, D, S1]
     recurvata (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. [N, D, S1]
Sematophyllum (Sematophyllaceae)
     adnatum (Michx.) Britt. [N, B, S1/2]
     demissum (Wils.) Mitt. [N, B, S1]
     marylandicum (C. Mull.) Britt. [N, D, S1]
Sphagnum (Sphagnaceae)
     affine Ren. & Card. [A]
     angermanicum Melin [S, A]
     angustifolium (Russ.) C. Jens. [N, A, S1]
     austinii Sull. ex Aust. [S, D, S1]
     bartlettianum Warnst. [A]
     capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. [N, A, S1/2]
     carolinianum Andrus [S, A, S1/2]
     centrale C. Jens. [N, A, S1]
     compactum DC. [A]
     contortum Schultz [N, A, S1]
     cuspidatum Hoffm. [A]
     cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. [S, A]
     fallax (Klinggr.) Klinggr. [A]
     fimbriatum Wils. [A]
     flavicomans (Card.) Warnst. [A]
     flexuosum Dozy & Molk. [A, S1/2]
     fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. [A, S1/2]
     girgensohnii Russ. [N, A]
     henryense Warnst. [A]
     inundatum Russ. [A]
     isoviitae Flatb. [A]
     lescurii Sull. [A]
     macrophyllum Brid. [S, A, S1/2]
     magellanicum Brid. [A]
     majus (Russow) C. Jens. var. norvegicum Flatb. [N, A, B1]
     molle Sull. [S, A]
     mississipiensis Andrus [A, S1]
     palustre L. [A]
     papillosum Lindb. [A]
     perichaetiale Hampe [S, A]
     platyphyllum (Braithw.) Warnst. [A, S1]
     portoricense Hampe [S, A]
     pulchrum (Braithw.) Warnst. [A]
     pylaesii Brid. [A]
     quinquefarium (Braith.) Warnst. [N, A, S1]
     recurvum P. Beauv. [A]
     riparium Angstr. [N, A, S1]
     rubellum Wils. [A]
     russowii Warnst. [N, A, S1/2]
     squarrosum Crome [A, S1/2]
     strictum Sull. [S, A, S1]
     subfulvum Sjors [N, A, S1]
     subsecundum Nees [N, A, S1]
     subtile (Russ.) Warnst. [N, A, S1]
     tenellum (Brid.) Bory. [S, A, S1/2]
     tenerum Sull. & Lesq. [A]
     teres (Schimp.) Angstr. [N, A, S1/2]
     torreyanum Sull. [A]
     trinitense C. Mull. [S, A]
     viride Flatb. [A]
     warnstorfii Russ. [N, A, S1/2]
Splachnum (Splachnaceae)
     ampullaceum Hedw. [S, D, S1]
     pennsylvanicum (Brid.) Grout [S, D, S1]
Steerecleus (Brachytheciaceae)
     serrulatus (Hedw.) Robins. [B]
Taxiphyllum (Hypnaceae)
     deplanatum (Bruch & Schimp.) Fleisch. [B, S1/2]
     taxirameum (Mitt.) Fleisch. [C, S1]
Tetraphis (Tetraphidaceae)
     pellucida Hedw. [A]
Tetraplodon (Splachnaceae)
     angustatus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. [S, D, S1]
Thamnobryum (Thamnobryaceae)
     alleghaniense (C. Mull.) Nieuwl. [N, B]
Thelia (Theliaceae)
     asprella Sull. [B]
     hirtella (Hedw.) Sull. [B]
     lescurii Sull. [B]
Thuidium (Thuidiaceae)
     delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. [A]
     philibertii Limpr. [N, D, S1]
     recognitum (Hedw.) Lindb. [B, S1/2]
Timmia (Timmiaceae)
     megapolitana Hedw. [N, C, S1]
Tomenthypnum (Brachytheciaceae)
     nitens (Hedw.) Loeske [N, A, S1/2]
Tortella (Pottiaceae)
     fragilis (Hook. & Wils.) Limpr. [N, D, S1]
     humilis (Hedw.) Jenn. [B]
     tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr. [N, C, S1]
Tortula (Pottiaceae)
     muralis Hedw. [B, S1/2]
     pagorum (Milde) De Not. [N, D, S1]
     papillosa Wils. [B, S1]
     ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. [N, D, S1]
Trematodon (Bruchiaceae)
     ambiguus (Hedw.) Hornsch. [N, D, S1]
     longicollis Michx. [B, S1]
Ulota (Orthotrichaceae)
     coarctata (P.Beauv.) Hammar [D, S1]
     crispa (Hedw.) Brid. [B]
     hutchinsiae (Sm.) Hammar [N, B, S1]
Warnstorfia (Amblystegiaceae)
     exannulata (Schimp.) Loeske [A]
     fluitans (Hedw.) Loeske [A]
Weissia (Pottiaceae)
     controversa Hedw. [B]
     hedwigii Crum [N, D, S1]
Mosses of New Jersey Bibliography
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-------. 1874. On some new North American Musci. Bull. Torrey Botanical Club 5: 21-24.

-------. 1876. On two new Musci. Bull. Torrey Botanical Club 6: 73-75.

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ANDREWS, A. L. 1912. Notes on North American Sphagnum. IV. The Bryologist 15: 70-74.

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BOERNER, R. E. and R. T. T. FORMAN. 1975. Salt spray and coastal dune mosses. The Bryologist 78: 57-63.

BREDEN, T. 1989. The Natural Heritage database - A central clearinghouse for endangered species information. In E. F. Karlin (ed.), New Jersey's Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals, Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey. 280 pp.

BRITTON, E. G. 1910. Coe Finch Austin, 1831-1880. The Bryologist 13: 1-4.

BRITTON, N.L. 1881. A Preliminary Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey. Annual Report State Geologist, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 233 pp.

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