Willowmosses
Fontinalis
Fontinalis is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses belonging to the subclass Bryidae. These mosses are also called fountain moss, brook moss and water moss. The genus is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and includes both species that occur in still water and in flowing water.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Willow Moss
speciesFontinalis antipyretica
New England Willowmoss
speciesFontinalis novae-angliae
Fontinalis hypnoides
speciesFontinalis hypnoides
New Mexican fontinalis moss
speciesFontinalis neomexicana
Cupped Water Moss
speciesFontinalis dalecarlica
Alpine Water-moss
speciesFontinalis squamosa
Fontinalis sphagnifolia
speciesFontinalis sphagnifolia
Sullivant's Willow Moss
speciesFontinalis sullivantii
Fontinalis howellii
speciesFontinalis howellii
Fontinalis missourica
speciesFontinalis missourica
Ozark Willowmoss
speciesFontinalis welchiana
Fontinalis dichelymoides
speciesFontinalis dichelymoides
Fontinalis macmillanii
speciesFontinalis macmillanii
Fontinalis chrysophylla
speciesFontinalis chrysophylla
Fontinalis filiformis
speciesFontinalis filiformis
Fontinalis langloisii
speciesFontinalis langloisii
Fontinalis mollis
speciesFontinalis mollis
Fontinalis flaccida
speciesFontinalis flaccida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123793.