''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 ''Hylocomium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Lichtenberg) was ...

'' Margadant, 1972 * ''

Hylocomium splendens ''Hylocomium splendens'', commonly known as glittering woodmoss, splendid feather moss, stairstep moss, and mountain fern moss, is a perennial clonal moss with a widespread distribution in Northern Hemisphere boreal forests. It is commonly found ...

'' W.P. Schimper, 1852 * ''

Hylocomiastrum umbratum ''Hylocomiastrum'' is a genus of mosses 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: * ''Hylocomiadelph ...

'' (Ehrh. ex Hedw.) M. Fleisch.

References

Moss genera Hylocomiaceae {{hypnales-stub