Mosses and liverworts of the Himalaya
614 mosses and liverworts on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Himalaya, 5 of them threatened (3 Endangered and 2 Vulnerable).
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for mosses and liverworts yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened mosses and liverworts of the Himalaya (5)
- Aitchisoniella himalayensis EN
- Exormotheca brevipedunculata EN
- Tritomaria ferruginea EN
- Donrichardsia macroneuron donrichard moss VU
- Sewardiella tuberifera VU
All mosses and liverworts of the Himalaya on the list (614)
- Acanthocoleus javanicus
- Acrolejeunea infuscata
- Acrolejeunea recurvata
- Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
- Actinothuidium hookeri
- Aerobryidium filamentosum
- Aerobryopsis longissima
- Aerobryum speciosum
- Aitchisoniella himalayensis EN
- Amblystegium serpens creeping feather-moss
- Amphidium lapponicum Lapland Amphidium Moss
- Anastrepta orcadensis Orkney Notchwort
- Anastrophyllum alpinum
- Anastrophyllum donnianum Donn's Notchwort
- Anastrophyllum joergensenii
- Anoectangium aestivum Summer-moss
- Anoectangium clarum
- Anoectangium stracheyanum
- Anoectangium thomsonii
- Anomobryum concinnatum
- Anomobryum nitidum
- Anomodon minor Dwarf Anomodon Moss
- Anomodon viticulosus Rambling Tail-moss
- Anthoceros angustus
- Anthoceros erectus
- Aongstroemiopsis julacea
- Apopellia endiviifolia Endive Pellia
- Aptychella planula
- Aptychella tenuiramea
- Asterella khasyana
- Asterella leptophylla
- Asterella mussuriensis
- Asterella wallichiana
- Athalamia pinguis
- Atrichum crispulum Strongly Crispate Smoothcap
- Atrichum longifolium
- Atrichum selwynii Selwyn's Smoothcap
- Atrichum subserratum
- Atrichum undulatum Catherine's moss
- Barbella angustifolia
- Bartramia halleriana Haller's Apple Moss
- Bartramia ithyphylla Stiff Apple-moss
- Bartramia pomiformis Common Apple-moss
- Bazzania ovistipula
- Bazzania praerupta
- Bazzania sikkimensis
- Bazzania tricrenata Lesser Whipwort
- Bazzania tridens
- Bellibarbula kurziana
- Bellibarbula recurva Recurved Bryoerythrophyllum Moss
- Blepharostoma indicum
- Blindia caespiticia
- Brachymenium alpinum
- Brachymenium capitulatum
- Brachymenium nepalense
- Brachymenium ptychothecium
- Brachytheciastrum falcatulum
- Brachytheciastrum kashmirense
- Brachytheciastrum salicinum
- Brachythecium albicans Whitish Feather-moss
- Brachythecium buchananii
- Brachythecium curvatulum
- Brachythecium glabratum
- Brachythecium laevivelutinum
- Brachythecium rivulare Waterside Feather Moss
- Brachythecium salebrosum Smooth-stalk Feather-moss
- Brachythecium spuriopopuleum
- Breutelia yunnanensis
- Brideliella wahlenbergii
- Brothera leana brothera moss
- Bryoerythrophyllum alpigenum
- Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens Rufous Beard-moss
- Bryoerythrophyllum inaequalifolium unequal leaf bryoerythrophyllum moss
- Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum Red Beard-moss
- Bryoerythrophyllum rubrum
- Bryoerythrophyllum wallichii
- Bryoerythrophyllum yunnanense
- Bryonorrisia acutifolia
- Bryowijkia ambigua
- Bryum argenteum Silvery Bryum
- Bryum auratum
- Bryum capillare bryum moss
- Bryum evanidinerve
- Bryum lepidum
- Bryum recurvulum
- Buckia vaucheri
- Bucklandiella albipilifera
- Bucklandiella fuscescens
- Bucklandiella himalayana
- Bucklandiella joseph-hookeri
- Bucklandiella subsecunda
- Bucklandiella verrucosa
- Calymperes erosum calymperes moss
- Calymperes graeffeanum
- Calypogeia azurea Blue Pouchwort
- Calyptothecium hookeri
- Calyptothecium nitidum
- Campylopodiella himalayana
- Campylopus austrosubulatus
- Campylopus fragilis Fragile Swan-neck Moss
- Campylopus gracilis Schwarz's Swan-neck Moss
- Campylopus richardii
- Campylopus umbellatus
- Cephalozia hamatiloba
- Chameleion peguensis
- Cheilolejeunea subopaca
- Cheilolejeunea trapezia
- Chiloscyphus pallescens Pale Liverwort
- Chionoloma angustatum
- Chionoloma bombayense
- Chionoloma cylindrotheca
- Chionoloma hibernicum Irish Crisp-moss
- Chionoloma orthodontum
- Chionoloma tenuirostre
- Circulifolium microdendron
- Cladoradula perrottetii
- Clastobryellina merrillii
- Cololejeunea lanciloba
- Cololejeunea trichomanis
- Colura tenuicornis
- Conocephalum salebrosum Snakewort
- Cratoneuron filicinum fern-leaved hook-moss
- Cryptoleptodon pluvinii
- Cryptomitrium himalayense
- Cryptopapillaria feae
- Cryptopapillaria fuscescens
- Curvicladium kurzii
- Cyathodium tuberosum
- Cynodontium laxifolium
- Daltonia apiculata
- Daltonia himalayensis
- Daltonia hookeriana
- Daltonia semitorta
- Daltonia subapiculata
- Delongia glacialis
- Dendrocyathophorum decolyi
- Diaphanodon blandus
- Dicranella heteromalla Silky Forklet-moss
- Dicranella mollicula
- Dicranella papillinervis
- Dicranella pseudosubulata
- Dicranella serrata
- Dicranella setifera
- Dicranodontium asperulum Orange Bow-moss
- Dicranodontium denudatum Denuded Dicranodontium Moss
- Dicranodontium didictyon
- Dicranum crispifolium
- Dicranum himalayanum
- Dicranum kashmirense
- Dicranum leptocaulon
- Dicranum scoparium Broom Forkmoss
- Dicranum sordidum
- Didymodon acutus Pointed Beard-moss
- Didymodon constrictus
- Didymodon hastatus
- Didymodon icmadophilus
- Didymodon maschalogenus
- Didymodon mittenii
- Didymodon nigrescens black didymodon moss
- Didymodon stewartii
- Distichium capillaceum Erect-fruited Iris Moss
- Distichophyllum obovatum
- Ditrichum apophysatum
- Ditrichum heteromallum Curve-leaved Ditrichum
- Ditrichum laxissimum
- Ditrichum maculatum
- Ditrichum orientale
- Ditrichum tortipes
- Donrichardsia macroneuron donrichard moss VU
- Drepanolejeunea angustifolia
- Drepanolejeunea erecta
- Dumortiera hirsuta Dumortier's Liverwort
- Duthiella wallichii
- Ectropothecium cyperoides
- Ectropothecium kerstanii
- Entodon chloropus
- Entodon concinnus Lime Entodon Moss
- Entodon flavescens
- Entodon luridus
- Entodon macropodus entodon moss
- Entodon myurus
- Entodon ovicarpus
- Entodon prorepens
- Entodon subcuspidatus
- Entodontopsis wightii
- Entosthodon diversinervis
- Entosthodon pilifer
- Eobryum anoectangioides
- Erythrodontium julaceum
- Erythrodontium squarrosum
- Eucladium verticillatum Lime-seep Eucladium
- Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum Elegant Beaked Moss
- Exormotheca brevipedunculata EN
- Fabronia secunda
- Fissidens crispulus
- Fissidens crispus Herzog's Pocket-moss
- Fissidens dubius Rock Pocket-moss
- Fissidens grandifrons Large-leaved Pocket Moss
- Fissidens involutus
- Fissidens nobilis
- Fissidens polypodioides polypody fissidens moss
- Fissidens taxifolius Common Pocket-moss
- Fleischerobryum longicolle
- Flexitrichum gracile
- Floribundaria floribunda
- Floribundaria walkeri
- Flowersia sinensis
- Forsstroemia indica
- Forsstroemia thomsonii
- Fossombronia himalayensis
- Frullania davurica
- Frullania dilatata Dilated Scalewort
- Frullania dioica
- Frullania duthieana
- Frullania ericoides
- Frullania falciloba
- Frullania gracilis
- Frullania inflexa
- Frullania muscicola
- Frullania nepalensis
- Frullania neurota
- Frullania obscura
- Frullania pariharii
- Frullania physantha
- Frullania retusa
- Frullania schensiana
- Frullania subclavata
- Frullania subpedicellata
- Frullania yuennanensis
- Funaria calvescens funaria moss
- Funaria hygrometrica Bonfire moss
- Funaria koelzei
- Fuscocephaloziopsis pleniceps
- Ganguleea angulosa
- Geheebia ferruginea
- Geheebia leskeoides
- Gemmabryum coronatum
- Gemmabryum exile
- Gemmabryum indicum
- Gollania ruginosa
- Gongylanthus himalayensis
- Grimmia alpestris
- Grimmia atrata Copper Grimmia
- Grimmia elatior Grimmia Dry Rock Moss
- Grimmia elongata grimmia dry rock moss
- Grimmia indica
- Grimmia laevigata Grimmia Dry Rock Moss
- Grimmia macrotheca
- Grimmia nepalensis
- Grimmia ovalis Flat-rock Grimmia
- Grimmia percarinata
- Grimmia redunca
- Grimmia unicolor onecolor dry rock moss
- Gymnomitrion laceratum
- Gymnomitrion revolutum
- Gymnomitrion rubidum
- Gymnomitrion schusterianum
- Gymnomitrion verrucosum
- Gymnostomum aeruginosum Verdigris Tufa-moss
- Gymnostomum hymenostylioides
- Handeliobryum sikkimense
- Haplocladium microphyllum bryohaplocladium moss
- Haplocladium schimperi
- Haplomitrium hookeri
- Herbertus aduncus Bent Scissor-leaved Liverwort NT
- Herbertus delavayi
- Herbertus dicranus Pacific Scissor-leaved Liverwort
- Herbertus sendtneri
- Herpetineuron toccoae herpetineuron moss
- Herzogiella renitens
- Heteroscyphus argutus
- Holomitrium densifolium
- Homalia trichomanoides Lime Homalia Moss
- Homaliodendron flabellatum
- Homaliodendron fruticosum
- Homaliodendron montagneanum
- Homaliodendron paquei
- Homomallium simlaense
- Hondaella caperata
- Hookeria acutifolia Sharpleaf Hookeria Moss
- Husnotiella asperifolia
- Husnotiella rivicola
- Husnotiella rufidula
- Hydrocryphaea wardii
- Hydrogonium amplexifolium
- Hydrogonium arcuatum
- Hydrogonium bolleanum
- Hydrogonium gregarium
- Hydrogonium javanicum
- Hydrogonium leucodontoides
- Hydrogonium orientale
- Hydrogonium subcomosum
- Hygroamblystegium humile Constricted Feather-moss
- Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus rough goose neck moss
- Hylocomium splendens stairstep moss
- Hymenoloma alpinum
- Hymenoloma crispulum mountain pincushion
- Hymenoloma indicum
- Hymenostyliella llanosii
- Hymenostylium aurantiacum
- Hymenostylium recurvirostrum Hook-beak Tufa-moss
- Hyophila involuta Hyophila Moss
- Hyophila nymaniana
- Hypopterygium hookerianum
- Imbribryum paradoxum
- Indoneckera himalayana
- Isocladiella surcularis
- Isopaches decolorans
- Isopterygiopsis muelleriana Mueller's Silk-moss
- Itatiella afrolaevigata
- Jochenia pallescens
- Jubula hutchinsiae Hutchins' Hollywort
- Lejeunea bidentula
- Lejeunea cavifolia Micheli's Least Pouncewort
- Lejeunea cocoes
- Lejeunea discreta
- Lejeunea flava yellow pouncewort
- Lejeunea nepalensis
- Lejeunea princeps
- Lejeunea stevensiana
- Lejeunea subacuta
- Lejeunea tuberculosa
- Lejeunea wightii
- Lepidozia erosa
- Leptobryum pyriforme Golden Thread-moss
- Leptodontium flexifolium Bent-leaved Beard-moss
- Leptodontium viticulosoides leptodontium moss
- Leptohymenium tenue
- Leptolejeunea latifolia
- Lescuraea incurvata
- Lescuraea radicosa Dense-rooted Leske's Moss
- Lescuraea saxicola lescuraea moss
- Lethocolea indica
- Leucobryum bowringii
- Leucobryum glaucum Pincushion Moss
- Leucobryum juniperoideum Smaller White-moss
- Leucodon sciuroides squirrel-tail moss
- Leucodon secundus
- Lewinskya hookeri
- Lindbergia koelzii
- Lindbergia longinervis
- Lindbergia sinensis
- Lophocolea piacenzai
- Lopholejeunea sikkimensis
- Lunularia cruciata
- Lyellia crispa
- Macromitrium hymenostomum
- Macrothamnium leptohymenioides
- Macrothamnium macrocarpum
- Macrothamnium submacrocarpum
- Marchantia paleacea
- Marchantia papillata
- Marchantia polymorpha Common Liverwort
- Marchantia subintegra
- Mastigophora woodsii Woods' Whipwort
- Megaceros flagellaris
- Merceyopsis cataractae
- Mesonodon flavescens
- Metalejeunea cucullata
- Meteoriella soluta
- Meteoriopsis reclinata
- Meteorium buchananii
- Metzgeria ciliata
- Metzgeria conjugata Rock Veilwort
- Metzgeria consanguinea Whiskered Veilwort
- Metzgeria furcata Forked Veilwort
- Metzgeria lindbergii
- Metzgeria longitexta
- Metzgeria macrospora
- Metzgeria procera
- Metzgeria pubescens Downy Veilwort
- Microlejeunea punctiformis
- Microlejeunea wallichiana
- Mielichhoferia glomerata
- Mnium lycopodioides Clubmoss Thyme Moss
- Mnium marginatum Olivegreen Calcareous Moss
- Mnium thomsonii Thomson's Calcareous Moss
- Molendoa hornschuchiana Hornschuch's molendoa moss
- Molendoa warburgii Warburg's Moss
- Mylia taylorii Taylor's Flapwort
- Nardia grollei
- Neckera pennata shingle moss
- Neonoguchia auriculata
- Notoscyphus lutescens
- Notothylas levieri
- Octoblepharum albidum white octoblepharum moss
- Oligotrichum falcifolium
- Oligotrichum obtusatum
- Oligotrichum semilamellatum
- Oncophorus virens Green Spur Moss
- Orthodontium gracile orthodontium moss
- Orthodontium infractum
- Orthodontium lignicola
- Ortholimnobium paleaceum
- Orthomnion bryoides
- Orthothecium intricatum Fine-leaved Erect-capsule Moss
- Orthotrichum alpestre orthotrichum moss
- Orthotrichum anomalum Anomalous Bristle-moss
- Orthotrichum rupestre orthotrichum moss
- Osterwaldiella monosticta
- Oxyrrhynchium rugosipes
- Palamocladium leskeoides palamocladium moss
- Palustriella falcata Claw-leaved Hook-moss
- Pelekium contortulum
- Penzigiella cordata
- Phaeoceros carolinianus Carolina hornwort
- Phaeoceros himalayensis
- Phaeoceros laevis smooth hornwort
- Philonotis angusta
- Philonotis bartramioides
- Philonotis falcata
- Philonotis fontana Fountain Apple-moss
- Philonotis leptocarpa
- Philonotis marchica philonotis moss
- Philonotis pergracilis
- Philonotis pseudomollis
- Pinnatella gollanii
- Plagiobryum demissum Drooping Hump Moss
- Plagiochasma appendiculatum
- Plagiochasma cordatum
- Plagiochasma pterospermum
- Plagiochasma rupestre Cliff Waxwort
- Plagiochila adianthoides
- Plagiochila carringtonii
- Plagiochila chinensis
- Plagiochila devexa
- Plagiochila durelii
- Plagiochila elegans
- Plagiochila flexuosa
- Plagiochila fragillima
- Plagiochila fruticosa
- Plagiochila integerrima
- Plagiochila khasiana
- Plagiochila nepalensis
- Plagiochila philippinensis
- Plagiochila recurvata
- Plagiochila retusa
- Plagiochila sciophila
- Plagiochila semidecurrens
- Plagiomnium acutum
- Plagiomnium arbuscula
- Plagiomnium confertidens
- Plagiomnium cuspidatum Woodsy Thyme-moss
- Plagiomnium himalayanum
- Plagiomnium integrum
- Plagiomnium maximoviczii
- Plagiomnium rhynchophorum
- Plagiomnium rostratum Long-beaked Thyme-moss
- Plagiomnium succulentum
- Plagiothecium cavifolium Round Silk-moss
- Plagiothecium euryphyllum
- Plagiothecium neckeroideum
- Plagiothecium sylvaticum
- Platygyrium russulum
- Pleuridium tenue
- Pleurochaete squarrosa Square Pleurochaete Moss
- Pleurozia purpurea Purple Spoonwort
- Plicanthus birmensis
- Plicanthus hirtellus
- Pogonatum aloides Aloe Haircap
- Pogonatum cirratum
- Pogonatum fastigiatum
- Pogonatum inflexum
- Pogonatum microstomum
- Pogonatum neesii
- Pogonatum perichaetiale
- Pogonatum proliferum
- Pogonatum rufisetum
- Pogonatum subfuscatum
- Pogonatum urnigerum Urn Hair Moss
- Pohlia ampullacea
- Pohlia cruda Opal Nodding Moss
- Pohlia elongata Long-fruited Thread-moss
- Pohlia flexuosa
- Pohlia melanodon Black-toothed Nodding Moss
- Pohlia proligera pohlia moss
- Pohlia rigescens
- Pohlia wahlenbergii Wahlenberg's Nodding Moss
- Polytrichastrum alpinum Alpine Haircap Moss
- Polytrichum densifolium
- Polytrichum juniperinum juniper haircap moss
- Polytrichum torquatum
- Polytrichum xanthopilum
- Porella acutifolia
- Porella campylophylla
- Porella chinensis
- Porella densifolia
- Porella gracillima
- Porella oblongifolia
- Porella obtusata
- Pseudoamblystegium subtile Algal Thread Moss
- Pseudochorisodontium gymnostomum
- Pseudolepicolea trollii
- Pseudoleskeopsis zippelii
- Pseudotrachypus spiculatus
- Pterobryopsis divergens
- Pterobryopsis orientalis
- Pterogoniadelphus esquirolii
- Ptychanthus striatus
- Ptychomitrium gardneri Gardner's ptychomitrium moss
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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