''Pogonatum'' 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 hor ...

es — commonly called spike moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

. It can be seen mostly in Asian countries with a tropical climate.

Species

There are about 156 species known in all, 9 in North America.

References

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1773133 Polytrichaceae Moss genera