Syntrichia
''Syntrichia'' is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known. Genera The family has four subfamilies and 83 gen .... The genus name is of Greek origin for "plus" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane". , the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus ''Syntrichia'': References * Moss genera {{Bryophyte-stub ...
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