delicate fern moss (Thuidium delicatulum)
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Mosses, liverworts and hornwortsIn Hocking County, Ohio

Delicate fern moss

Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Delicate fern moss in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Genus
Thuidium
Near Hocking County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (50)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (36)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
delicate fern moss by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hocking County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 20 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hocking County · records of all species each week, 17,716 in all

Records per week from 20 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of delicate fern moss in Hocking County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of delicate fern mossYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102244
Jan 11–170028
Jan 18–240028
Jan 25–311139
Feb 1–70046
Feb 8–140031
Feb 15–210016
Feb 22–280050
Mar 1–70068
Mar 8–140095
Mar 15–210090
Mar 22–2800164
Mar 29 – Apr 400257
Apr 5–1122327
Apr 12–1811414
Apr 19–2500682
Apr 26 – May 200761
May 3–900367
May 10–1600481
May 17–2300491
May 24–3000509
May 31 – Jun 600403
Jun 7–1300587
Jun 14–2000710
Jun 21–2700851
Jun 28 – Jul 400559
Jul 5–1100937
Jul 12–1800581
Jul 19–2500707
Jul 26 – Aug 121548
Aug 2–811613
Aug 9–1500594
Aug 16–2200641
Aug 23–2900411
Aug 30 – Sep 500459
Sep 6–1200341
Sep 13–1911547
Sep 20–2611357
Sep 27 – Oct 322288
Oct 4–1000214
Oct 11–1700436
Oct 18–2422576
Oct 25–3100221
Nov 1–721459
Nov 8–1422141
Nov 15–210084
Nov 22–281186
Nov 29 – Dec 500102
Dec 6–120039
Dec 13–190044
Dec 20–260086
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 207 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 207 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of delicate fern moss in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of delicate fern mossYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10546,211
Jan 11–17225,146
Jan 18–24334,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21415,436
Feb 22–28646,846
Mar 1–7448,321
Mar 8–143110,384
Mar 15–215312,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 45419,661
Apr 5–114426,860
Apr 12–183339,925
Apr 19–253241,623
Apr 26 – May 24456,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–162253,785
May 17–232257,698
May 24–303354,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–206356,625
Jun 21–273355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41158,477
Jul 5–114261,336
Jul 12–183164,722
Jul 19–258369,753
Jul 26 – Aug 16459,416
Aug 2–84259,712
Aug 9–153355,994
Aug 16–221154,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 54357,167
Sep 6–125359,075
Sep 13–195454,543
Sep 20–267545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 38543,180
Oct 4–109637,841
Oct 11–1710630,824
Oct 18–247421,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–78514,172
Nov 8–146312,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28438,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12336,004
Dec 13–19315,423
Dec 20–26845,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2648,459

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • brocade moss Callicladium imponens124 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • tree-skirt moss Pseudanomodon attenuatus12 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • common yarrow Achillea millefolium11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest87%31%
Developed11%49%
Farmland3%11%

From 104 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

207 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.