genus

Hylocomium Feather Moss

Hylocomium

Field notes

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.

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.