''Philonotis'' 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 horn ...

belonging to the family

Bartramiaceae Bartramiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Bartramiales. Genera Genera: * '' Anacolia'' * '' Bartramia'' * '' Bartramidula'' * ''Breutelia ''Breutelia'' is a genus of moss in the family Bartramiaceae. It has a worldwide di ...

. The genus was first described by

Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri (28 November 1761 in Crassier, Vaud – 7 January 1828) was a Swiss-German bryologist. He studied at the University of Lausanne, and at the age of 19 began work as a tutor to the princes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. ...

. The genus has

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 ...

. Species: * ''

Philonotis caespitosa ''Philonotis caespitosa'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Bartramiaceae. It has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of ...

'' Jur.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q202700 Bartramiales Moss genera