''Atrichum'' is a genus of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...

es belonging to the family

Polytrichaceae Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses with a thickened central stem and a rhizome. The leaves have a midrib that bears photosynthetic lamellae on the upper surface. Species in thi ...

. The genus was first described by

Palisot de Beauvois Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot, Baron de Beauvois (27 July 1752, in Arras – 21 January 1820, in Paris) was a French naturalist and zoologist. Palisot collected insects in Oware, Benin, Saint Domingue, and the United States, from 17 ...

. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: * '' Atrichum angustatum'' * '' Atrichum crispum'' * '' Atrichum flavisetum'' * '' Atrichum tenellum'' * '' Atrichum undulatum''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q150313 Polytrichaceae Moss genera