''Hylocomium'' is a genus of
mosses
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 ho ...
belonging to the family
Hylocomiaceae
Hylocomiaceae is a family (biology), family of mosses in the order Hypnales. It includes 14 genera and around 36 species.
Genera
Genera include:
* ''Hylocomiadelphus'' Ochyra & Stebel
* ''Hylocomiastrum'' M. Fleisch. ex Broth.
* ''Hylocomium'' ...
.
The genus was
first described by
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Lichtenberg) was an Alsace, Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller ...
in 1852.
Species:
* ''
Hylocomium interruptum'' Margadant, 1972
* ''
Hylocomium splendens'' W.P. Schimper, 1852
* ''
Hylocomiastrum umbratum'' (Ehrh. ex Hedw.) M. Fleisch.
References
Moss genera
Hylocomiaceae
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