genus
Syntrichia
Syntrichia
Field notes
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".
As of 2020, the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia:
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- Star Moss native
- Marbled Screw-moss native
- Sand-hill Screw-moss present
- Intermediate Screw-moss
- Small Hairy Screw-moss present
- Brown Screw-moss present
- Syntrichia pagorum present
- Lesser Screw-moss present
- Water Screw-moss present
- Bristly Screw-moss
- Steppe Screw-Moss
- Norway Screw-Moss native
- Cain's Screw-moss
- Syntrichia leptotricha
- Syntrichia laeviuscula
- Fragile Tortula Moss
- Syntrichia subpapillosissima
- Syntrichia ovata
- Bartram's Tortula Moss
- Syntrichia obtusissima
- Syntrichia papillosissima
- Syntrichia sucrosa
- Ammons' Tortula Moss
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Syntrichia All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
