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UK BAP priority non-vascular plant species

A list of the UK BAP priority non-vascular plant species, and their occurence in the four UK countries is provided in the table below. In addition, the 'Original UK BAP species' column provides information on whether the species was on the original UK BAP list created between 1996 and 1998, or was added following the review of priority species and habitats (PDF, 1.3Mb) in 2007. All original species have Species action Plans (SAPs), species statements, or are included within grouped plans or statements, whereas there are, as yet, no published plans for the species added following the 2007 review.

Current scientific names and commonly used synonyms derive from the Nameserver facility of the National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary, which is managed by the Natural History Museum. More detailed information about the distribution and taxonomy of these species can be found using the NBN gateway, and details of current Species Action Plans (SAPs) can be found on BARS.

JNCC have collated already-published information from a variety of sources for all of the UK BAP priority species, to bring these data together into a single report, or 'species account', for each species. All of this information is already available on either the JNCC website, the NBN Gateway, or the BARS website. More detail about the information within the species accounts is available here. Each individual species account can be accessed by clicking on a name in the table below, or through the full list of priority species.

UK BAP priority non-vascular plant species
Scientific name and link to species account	NBN common name	Taxon	England	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland	Original UK BAP species?
Acaulon triquetrum	Triangular Pygmy-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Acrobolbus wilsonii	Wilson's Pouchwort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Adelanthus lindenbergianus	Lindenberg's Featherwort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Anastrophyllum joergensenii	Joergensen's Notchwort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Andreaea nivalis	Snow Rock-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Anomodon longifolius	Long-leaved Tail-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Aplodon wormskjoldii	Carrion-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Atrichum angustatum	Lesser Smoothcap	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	Y	Yes – statement
Barbilophozia kunzeana	Bog Pawwort	bryophyte	N	Y	Y	N
Bartramia stricta	Rigid Apple-moss	bryophyte	N	N	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum	Scottish Beard-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Bryum calophyllum	Matted Bryum	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – statement
Bryum cyclophyllum	Round-leaved Bryum	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Bryum gemmiparum	Welsh Thread-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Bryum knowltonii	Knowlton's Thread-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Bryum marratii	Baltic Bryum	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Bryum salinum	Saltmarsh Thread-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Bryum schleicheri	Schleicher's Thread-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Bryum uliginosum	Cernuous Bryum	bryophyte	N	N	N	N	Yes – statement
Bryum warneum	Sea Bryum	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Buxbaumia viridis	Green Shield-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Cephaloziella baumgartneri	Chalk Threadwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Cephaloziella calyculata	Entire Threadwort	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Cephaloziella dentata	Toothed Threadwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Cephaloziella integerrima	Lobed Threadwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Cephaloziella nicholsonii	Greater Copperwort	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Ceratodon conicus	Scarce Redshank	bryophyte	Y	N	N	Y
Chara baltica	Baltic Stonewort	stonewort	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – statement
Chara canescens	Bearded Stonewort	stonewort	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – statement
Chara connivens	Convergent Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Chara intermedia	Intermediate Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	N	N
Cryphaea lamyana	Multi-fruited River Moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Cyclodictyon laetevirens	Bright-green Cave-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	Y
Daltonia splachnoides	Irish Daltonia	bryophyte	N	Y	N	Y
Dicranum bergeri	Waved Fork-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	Y
Dicranum elongatum	Dense Fork-moss	bryophyte	N	N	N	N
Dicranum spurium	Rusty Fork-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Didymodon glaucus	Glaucous Beard-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Didymodon tomaculosus	Sausage Beard-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Ditrichum cornubicum	Cornish Path-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Ditrichum plumbicola	Lead-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Ditrichum subulatum	Awl-leaved Ditrichum	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Dumortiera hirsuta	Dumortier's Liverwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	Y
Ephemerum cohaerens	Clustered Earth-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – statement
Ephemerum spinulosum	Prickly Earth-moss	bryophyte	N	N	N	Y
Eurhynchium pulchellum	Elegant Feather-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Fissidens curvatus	Portuguese Pocket-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Fissidens serrulatus	Large Atlantic Pocket-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Fossombronia foveolata	Pitted Frillwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	Y
Funaria pulchella	Pretty Cord-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Grimmia crinita	Hedgehog Grimmia	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Grimmia elongata	Brown Grimmia	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Grimmia sessitana	Alpine Grimmia	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Habrodon perpusillus	Lesser Squirrel-tail Moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Herbertus borealis	Northern Prongwort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	check this one
Homomallium incurvatum	Incurved Feather-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Hygrohypnum styriacum	Snow Brook-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Jamesoniella undulifolia	Marsh Earwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Jungermannia leiantha	Long-leaved Flapwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Lamprothamnium papulosum	Foxtail Stonewort	stonewort	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – statement
Leiocolea rutheana	Fen Notchwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Lejeunea holtii	Holt's Pouncewort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Lejeunea mandonii	Atlantic Lejeunea	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Leptodontium gemmascens	Thatch-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Lophozia capitata	Large-celled Flapwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Lophozia longiflora	Reddish Notchwort	bryophyte	N	N	N	N
Marsupella arctica	Arctic Rustwort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Marsupella profunda	Western Rustwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Micromitrium tenerum	Millimetre Moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – statement
Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana	Alpine Copper-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Nitella gracilis	Slender Stonewort	stonewort	N	Y	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Nitella tenuissima	Dwarf Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Nitellopsis obtusa	Starry Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Orthodontium gracile	Slender Thread-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	Y	Yes – SAP
Orthotrichum gymnostomum	Aspen Bristle-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – statement
Orthotrichum obtusifolium	Blunt-leaved Bristle-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Orthotrichum pallens	Pale Bristle-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Orthotrichum pumilum	Dwarf Bristle-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Pallavicinia lyellii	Veilwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – SAP
Petalophyllum ralfsii	Petalwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	Y	Yes – SAP
Philonotis cernua	Swan-necked Apple-moss	bryophyte	N	N	N	N
Philonotis marchica	Bog Apple-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Physcomitrium eurystomum	Norfolk Bladder-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Plagiobryum demissum	Alpine Hump-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Pohlia obtusifolia	Blunt-leaved Thread-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Pohlia scotica	Scottish Pohlia	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Pseudoleskea incurvata	Brown Mountain Leskea	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Radula carringtonii	Carrington's Scalewort	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Rhynchostegium rotundifolium	Round-Leaved Feather-Moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus	Scarce Turf-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	Y
Riccia bifurca	Lizard Crystalwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Riccia canaliculata	Channelled Crystalwort	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N
Riccia nigrella	Black Crystalwort	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Scopelophila cataractae	Tongue-leaf Copper-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Seligeria carniolica	Water Rock-bristle	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Seligeria oelandica	Irish Rock-bristle	bryophyte	N	N	N	Y
Southbya nigrella	Blackwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Sphaerocarpos texanus	Texas Balloonwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Sphagnum balticum	Baltic Bog-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Splachnum vasculosum	Rugged Collar-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Tayloria lingulata	Tongue-leaved Gland-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Tayloria tenuis	Slender Gland-moss	bryophyte	N	Y	N	Y
Telaranea nematodes	Irish Threadwort	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Tetrodontium repandum	Small Four-tooth Moss	bryophyte	N	N	N	N	Yes – statement
Thamnobryum angustifolium	Derbyshire Feather-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Thamnobryum cataractarum	Yorkshire Feather-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Timmia austriaca	Sheathed Timmia	bryophyte	N	Y	N	N
Tolypella intricata	Tassel Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Tolypella nidifica	Bird's-nest Stonewort	stonewort	N	Y	N	N	Yes – statement
Tolypella prolifera	Great Tassel Stonewort	stonewort	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Tortula cernua	Flamingo-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N	Yes – SAP
Tortula cuneifolia	Wedge-leaved Screw-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Tortula freibergii	Freiberg's Screw-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Tortula vahliana	Chalk Screw-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N
Tortula wilsonii	Wilson's Pottia	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Weissia condensa	Curly Beardless-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	N	N
Weissia levieri	Levier's Beardless-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	Y	N
Weissia multicapsularis	Many-fruited Beardless-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Weissia squarrosa	Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss	bryophyte	Y	Y	Y	N	Yes – staement
Weissia sterilis	Sterile Beardless-moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – statement
Zygodon forsteri	Knothole Moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP
Zygodon gracilis	Nowell's Limestone Moss	bryophyte	Y	N	N	N	Yes – SAP