British Flowerless Plants

Ferns, Mosses and Lichens

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, all the British flowerless plant species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.

All flowerless plants are of the Kingdom Plantae, and a number of different phylum.

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

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Common Name	Species	Status	Family	Order
Aloe-moss, Common - aloina moss	Aloina aloides	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Apple-moss, Common - bartramia moss	Bartramia pomiformis	Native	Bartramiaceae	Bryales
Apple-moss, Fountain - philonotis moss	Philonotis fontana	Native	Bartramiaceae	Bryales
Apple-moss, Haller's - Haller's bartramia moss	Bartramia halleriana	Native	Bartramiaceae	Bryales
Atrichum moss	Atrichum crispum	Native	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales
Atrichum moss, Undulate	Atrichum undulatum	Native	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales
attenuate entosthodon moss	Entosthodon attenuatus	Native	Funariaceae	Funariales
Azolla	Azolla filiculoides	Introduced	Azollaceae	Hydropteridales
Beard-moss, Bird's-claw - barbula moss	Barbula unguiculata	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Beard-moss, Fallacious	Didymodon fallax	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Beard-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw - convoluted barbula moss	Barbula convoluta	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Beard-moss, Red	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Beard-moss, Revolute - pseudocrossidium moss	Pseudocrossidium revolutum	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Beard-moss, Rigid	Didymodon rigidulus	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Bicoloured Bryum	Bryum bicolor	Native	Bryaceae	Bryales
Bitter Scalewort	Porella arboris-vitae	Native	Porellaceae	Jungermanniales
Bladder-fern, Brittle	Cystopteris fragilis	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Bladder-fern. Mountain,	Cystopteris montana	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Bladderwort, Greater	Utricularia vulgaris	Native	Lentibulariaceae	Scrophulariales
Bladderwort, Lesser	Utricularia minor	Native	Lentibulariaceae	Scrophulariales
Bladderwort, Pale or Yellowishwhite,	Utricularia ochroleuca	Native	Lentibulariaceae	Scrophulariales
Bladderwort, Wavy	Utricularia australis	Native	Lentibulariaceae	Scrophulariales
Bladderwort. Intermediate or Flatleaf,	Utricularia intermedia	Native	Lentibulariaceae	Scrophulariales
Blindia, Sharp-leaved - acute blindia moss	Blindia acuta	Native	Seligeriaceae	Seligerales
Blueish Veilwort	Metzgeria fruticulosa	Native	Metzgeriaceae	Metzgeriales
Bog-moss, Blunt-leaved - prairie sphagnum	Sphagnum palustre	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Cow-horn - sphagnum	Sphagnum denticulatum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Feathery - toothed sphagnum	Sphagnum cuspidatum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Fine - sphagnum	Sphagnum angustifolium	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Five-ranked - sphagnum	Sphagnum quinquefarium	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Flat-topped - sphagnum	Sphagnum fallax	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Flexuous - sphagnum	Sphagnum flexuosum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Fringed - sphagnum	Sphagnum fimbriatum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Girgensohn's - Girgensohn's sphagnum	Sphagnum girgensohnii	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Lesser Cow-horn - water sphagnum	Sphagnum inundatum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Lustrous - sphagnum	Sphagnum subnitens	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Papillose - papillose sphagnum	Sphagnum papillosum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Red - sphagnum	Sphagnum capillifolium	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Rigid - sphagnum	Sphagnum teres	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Soft - sphagnum	Sphagnum tenellum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Spiky - sphagnum	Sphagnum squarrosum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bog-moss, Twisted - contorted sphagnum	Sphagnum contortum	Native	Sphagnaceae	Sphagnales
Bow-moss, Beaked	Dicranodontium denudatum	Native	Dicranaceae	Dicranales
Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	Native	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales
Bristle-moss, Anomalous - orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum anomalum	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Bristle-moss, Lyell's - Lyell's orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum lyellii	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Bristle-moss, Shaw's - orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum striatum	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Bristle-moss, Straw - orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum stramineum	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Bristle-moss, White-tipped - orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum diaphanum	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Bristle-moss, Wood - orthotrichum moss	Orthotrichum affine	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Brook-moss, Claw	Hygrohypnum ochraceum	Native	Amblystegiaceae	Hypnales
Brook-moss, Drab	Hygrohypnum luridum	Native	Amblystegiaceae	Hypnales
Brook-moss, Western	Hygrohypnum eugyrium	Native	Amblystegiaceae	Hypnales
Bruch's Pincushion	Ulotav ruchii	Native	Orthotrichaceae	Orthotrichales
Brunton's Dog-tooth	Cynodontium bruntonii	Native	Dicranaceae	Dicranales
Bryum, Marsh	Bryum pseudotriquetrum	Native	Bryaceae	Bryales
Bryum, Pea	Bryum ruderale	Native	Bryaceae	Bryales
Buckler-Fern	Dryopteris affinis ssp. affinis	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Buckler-Fern	Dryopteris affinis ssp. borreri	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Buckler-fern, Broad	Dryopteris dilatata	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Buckler-fern, Narrow	Dryopteris carthusiana	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Buckler-fern. Crested, crested woodfern	Dryopteris cristata	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Buckler-fern. Northern, Spreading woodfern	Dryopteris expansa	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Chilean Hard-fern	Blechnum cordatum	Introduced	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales
Clubmoss, Alpine	Diphasiastrum alpinum	Native	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
Clubmoss, Fir	Huperzia selago	Native	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
Clubmoss, Stag's-horn - common club moss	Lycopodium clavatum	Native	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
Clubmoss. Interrupted,	Lycopodium annotinum	Native	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
Clubmoss. Inundated or Marsh,	Lycopodiella inundata	Native	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
Clubmoss. Lesser, Club spikemoss	Selaginella selaginoides	Native	Selaginellaceae	Selaginellales
Comb-moss, Chalk	Ctenidium molluscum	Native	Hypnaceae	Hypnales
Common Frillwort	Fossombronia pusilla	Native	Fossombroniaceae	Metzgeriales
Common Pottia	Tortula truncata	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Common Pouchwort	Calypogeia fissa	Native	Calypogeiaceae	Jungermanniales
Common Striated Feather-moss	Eurhynchium striatum	Native	Brachytheciaceae	Hypnales
Cord-moss, Blunt	Entosthodon obtusus	Native	Funariaceae	Funariales
Cord-moss, Common - funaria moss	Funaria hygrometrica	Native	Funariaceae	Funariales
Crestwort, Bifid	Lophocolea bidentata	Native	Geocalycaceae	Jungermanniales
Crestwort, Variable-leaved	Lophocolea heterophylla	Native	Geocalycaceae	Jungermanniales
Cretan brake	Pteris cretica	Introduced	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales
Crisp-moss, Curled - tortured tortella moss	Tortella tortuosa	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Crisp-moss, Curly - trichostomum moss	Trichostomum crispulum	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Crisp-moss, Variable - trichostomum moss	Trichostomum brachydontium	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Crisped Neckera	Neckera crispa	Native	Neckeraceae	Leucodontales
Crystalwort, Glaucous	Riccia glauca	Native	Ricciaceae	Marchantiales
Curnow's Pocket-moss	Fissidens curnovii	Native	Fissidentaceae	Fissidentales
Curved Silk-moss	Plagiothecium curvifolium	Native	Plagiotheciaceae	Hypnales
Cylindric Beard-moss	Didymodon insulanus	Native	Pottiaceae	Pottiales
Dickie's Bladder-fern	Cystopteris dickieana	Native	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
Dilated Scalewort	Frullania dilatata	Native	Jubulaceae	Jungermanniales
Ditrichum moss, Curve-leaved	Ditrichum heteromallum	Native	Ditrichaceae	Dicranales
Ditrichum moss, Dark	Ditrichum lineare	Native	Ditrichaceae	Dicranales
Dwarf Haircap	Pogonatum nanum	Native	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales
Dwarf Neckera	Neckera pumila	Native	Neckeraceae	Leucodontales
Dwarf Streak-moss	Rhabdoweisia fugax	Native	Dicranaceae	Dicranales
Earth-moss, Awl-leaved - pleuridium moss	Pleuridium subulatum	Native	Ditrichaceae	Dicranales
Earth-moss, Delicate - pseudephemerum moss	Pseudephemerum nitidum	Native	Dicranaceae	Dicranales
Earth-moss, Taper-leaved - acuminate pleuridium moss	Pleuridium acuminatum	Native	Ditrichaceae	Dicranales
Earwort, Blunt-leaved	Diplophyllum obtusifolium	Native	Scapaniaceae	Jungermanniales
Earwort, Heath	Scapania irrigua	Native	Scapaniaceae	Jungermanniales

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