''Hygroamblystegium'' 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 belonging to the family
Amblystegiaceae.
The genus was first described by Loeske.
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:
* ''
Hygroamblystegium humile''
* ''
Hygroamblystegium tenax
''Hygroamblystegium tenax'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
It has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of th ...
''
* ''
Hygroamblystegium varium''
References
Amblystegiaceae
Moss genera
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