Moss orders

Hypnales, synonyms including Isobryales, is an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. This group is sometimes called feather mosses, referring to their freely branched stems. The order includes more than 40 families and more than 4,000 species, making them the largest order of mosses.

Bryales is an order of mosses.

Pottiales is an order of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.

Dicranales is an order of haplolepidous mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.

Grimmiales is an order of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae. It comprises four families: Grimmiaceae, Ptychomitriaceae, Seligeriaceae, and Saelaniaceae.

The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum. The genus Sphagnum contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.

Hookeriales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves.

Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Along with Orthotrichales, Hedwigiales, and Bryales, it forms the superorder Bryananae.

Rhizogoniales is an order of mosses in the Bryopsida.

Hedwigiales is an order of mosses. It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology.

Bartramiales is an order of moss.

Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses.

Scouleriales is an order of haplolepideous mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.

Ptychomniales is an order of mosses in the subclass Bryidae.