''Rhytidiadelphus'' 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

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 Karl Gustav Limpricht in 1906. 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: * '' Rhytidiadelphus japonicus'' T. Koponen, 1971 * ''

Rhytidiadelphus loreus ''Rhytidiadelphus loreus'', also commonly known as lanky moss, is a nonvascular "feather moss" species that is a key component of a healthy, thriving forest ecosystem. Lanky moss grows in North America, Canada and Europe. It is primarily a coas ...

'' Warnstorf, 1906 * '' Rhytidiadelphus printzii'' Kaalaas, 1919 * ''

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus ''Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus'' is a species of moss known as springy turf-moss in the United Kingdom, and square goose neck moss in the United States. It is widespread in Eurasia and North America, and has been introduced to the Southern Hemisph ...

'' Warnstorf, 1906 * ''

Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ''Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus'', the big shaggy-moss or rough goose neck moss, is a species of moss in the family Hylocomiaceae. It is often the dominating moss species in moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions and the Pacific North ...

'' Warnstorf, 1906

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q140316 Moss genera Hypnales