Syntrichia
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "plus" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Star Moss
speciesSyntrichia ruralis
Marbled Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia papillosa
Sand-hill Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia ruraliformis
Intermediate Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia montana
Small Hairy Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia laevipila
Brown Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia princeps
Syntrichia pagorum
speciesSyntrichia pagorum
Lesser Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia virescens
Water Screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia latifolia
Bristly screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia antarctica
Steppe Screw-Moss
speciesSyntrichia caninervis
Norway Screw-Moss
speciesSyntrichia norvegica
Syntrichia calcicola
speciesSyntrichia calcicola
cain's screw-moss
speciesSyntrichia cainii
Syntrichia leptotricha
speciesSyntrichia leptotricha
Syntrichia laeviuscula
speciesSyntrichia laeviuscula
Syntrichia phaea
speciesSyntrichia phaea
Syntrichia subpapillosissima
speciesSyntrichia subpapillosissima
Syntrichia fragilis
speciesSyntrichia fragilis
Syntrichia ovata
speciesSyntrichia ovata
Syntrichia serrata
speciesSyntrichia serrata
Syntrichia robusta
speciesSyntrichia robusta
Syntrichia bartramii
speciesSyntrichia bartramii
Syntrichia anderssonii
speciesSyntrichia anderssonii
Syntrichia obtusissima
speciesSyntrichia obtusissima
Syntrichia papillosissima
speciesSyntrichia papillosissima
Syntrichia rubra
speciesSyntrichia rubra
Syntrichia sucrosa
speciesSyntrichia sucrosa
Syntrichia rubella
speciesSyntrichia rubella
Syntrichia abruptinervis
speciesSyntrichia abruptinervis
Syntrichia leucostega
speciesSyntrichia leucostega
Syntrichia ammonsiana
speciesSyntrichia ammonsiana
Syntrichia andicola
speciesSyntrichia andicola
Syntrichia saxicola
speciesSyntrichia saxicola
Syntrichia brevisetacea
speciesSyntrichia brevisetacea
Syntrichia magilliana
speciesSyntrichia magilliana
Syntrichia subpapillosa
speciesSyntrichia subpapillosa
Syntrichia sinensis
speciesSyntrichia sinensis
Syntrichia chisosa
speciesSyntrichia chisosa
Syntrichia bogotensis
speciesSyntrichia bogotensis
Syntrichia austro-africana
speciesSyntrichia austro-africana
Syntrichia handelii
speciesSyntrichia handelii
Syntrichia sarconeurum
speciesSyntrichia sarconeurum
Syntrichia desertorum
speciesSyntrichia desertorum
Syntrichia pseudohandelii
speciesSyntrichia pseudohandelii
Syntrichia costesii
speciesSyntrichia costesii
Syntrichia scabrella
speciesSyntrichia scabrella
Syntrichia cavallii
speciesSyntrichia cavallii
Syntrichia lacerifolia
speciesSyntrichia lacerifolia
Syntrichia rigescens
speciesSyntrichia rigescens
Syntrichia submontana
speciesSyntrichia submontana
Syntrichia bolanderi
speciesSyntrichia bolanderi
Syntrichia lithophila
speciesSyntrichia lithophila
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 67916.