''Pogonatum'' 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 — commonly called spike moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a
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 ...
. 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
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Polytrichaceae
Moss genera