''Syntrichia'' is a large, cosmopolitan 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 in the family

Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known. Genera The family has four subfamilies and 83 gen ...

. The genus name is of Greek origin for "plus" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane". , the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus ''Syntrichia'':

References

* Moss genera {{Bryophyte-stub