''Pleurozium'' is a genus of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...

es 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 has almost

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

. Species: * '' Pleurozium flagellare'' (Schimp.) Kindb. * '' Pleurozium quitense'' (Mitt.) B.H.Allen & Magill * ''

Pleurozium schreberi ''Pleurozium schreberi'', the red-stemmed feathermoss or Schreber's big red stem moss, is a moss with a loose growth pattern. The prefix 'pleuro-' is derived from the Latin word for ribs, possibly referring to the way the branches extend from the ...

'' (Brid.) Mitt.

References

Moss genera Hylocomiaceae Taxa named by William Mitten {{hypnales-stub