List of the non-vascular plants of Canada

Parent page: Flora of Canada

This is a listing of the non-vascular plants of Canada, and includes the mosses, liverworts and hornworts.

Secure

Apparently secure

Vulnerable

Imperiled

Critically imperiled

Not assessed

Historical

Extirpated

Introduced

IDD - incomplete distribution data

Anthocerotophyta (hornworts)

Anthocerotaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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

Bryophyta (mosses)

Andreaeaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
Andreaeobryum macrosporum	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Imperiled	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Archidiaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
Archidium ohioense	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Apparently secure	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Aulacomniaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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	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	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
Anacolia menziesii	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Apparently secure	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Bartramia halleriana	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Apparently secure	IDD COSEWIC: 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	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

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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	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	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
Catoscopium nigritum	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Apparently secure	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Hypopterygiaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
Hypopterygium fauriei	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Apparently secure	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF

Meesiaceae

Species name	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA		Secure	IDD
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NF
Meesia uliginosa	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	Range in Canada										Global rank	Notes
	YK	NT			NU			LB	CA
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	PE	NS	NL
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