Hylocomium

Hylocomium
Hylocomium splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Hylocomiaceae
Genus: Hylocomium
Schimp.

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 W.P. Schimper, 1852
  • Hylocomiastrum umbratum (Ehrh. ex Hedw.) M. Fleisch.