| Common Name | Pearl moss |
| Language | English |
| Type | Market |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | N.A. |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'pearl', from Old French 'perle' from Latin 'pernula', i.e., 'little mollusk'. 'moss' from Old English 'mos', i.e., 'swamp'. |