Hypnum
Hypnum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. A common name sometimes used for Hypnum moss is "carpet moss".
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
speciesHypnum cupressiforme
Coiled-leaf claw-moss
speciesHypnum circinale
Heath Plait-moss
speciesHypnum jutlandicum
mamillate plait-moss
speciesHypnum andoi
Dieck's hypnum moss
speciesHypnum dieckii
Hypnum plumaeforme
speciesHypnum plumaeforme
Curveleaf Hypnum Moss
speciesHypnum curvifolium
Supine Plait-moss
speciesHypnum resupinatum
Hypnum chrysogaster
speciesHypnum chrysogaster
Hypnum amabile
speciesHypnum amabile
Hypnum fauriei
speciesHypnum fauriei
Hypnum uncinulatum
speciesHypnum uncinulatum
Hypnum subchrysogaster
speciesHypnum subchrysogaster
Hypnum macrogynum
speciesHypnum macrogynum
Hypnum skottsbergii
speciesHypnum skottsbergii
Hypnum geminum
speciesHypnum geminum
Hypnum aberrans
speciesHypnum aberrans
Hypnum falcifolium
speciesHypnum falcifolium
Hypnum leucocytus
speciesHypnum leucocytus
Hypnum elongatum
speciesHypnum elongatum
Hypnum lamprostachys
speciesHypnum lamprostachys
Hypnum inflatum
speciesHypnum inflatum
Hypnum salaense
speciesHypnum salaense
Hypnum aemulans
speciesHypnum aemulans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124458.