''Hylocomium'' 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
Hylocomiaceae
Hylocomiaceae is a family 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 ...
.
The genus was
first described by
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg) was an Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller, a village at the foot of the ...
in 1852.
Species:
* ''
Hylocomium interruptum
''Hylocomium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae.
The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1852.
Species:
* '' Hylocomium interruptum'' Margadant, 1972
* ''Hylocomium splendens
''Hylocomium s ...
'' Margadant, 1972
* ''
Hylocomium splendens
''Hylocomium splendens'', commonly known as glittering woodmoss, splendid feather moss, stairstep moss, and mountain fern moss, is a Perennial plant, perennial Clone (plant), clonal moss with a widespread distribution in Northern Hemisphere borea ...
'' W.P. Schimper, 1852
* ''
Hylocomiastrum umbratum
''Hylocomiastrum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae
Hylocomiaceae is a family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or o ...
'' (Ehrh. ex Hedw.) M. Fleisch.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q150290
Hypnales
Moss genera