Rhynchostegium
Rhynchostegium is a genus of pleurocarpous mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution across different climatological regions except the polar regions, mostly in tropic to north temperate regions. The genus contains both aquatic and terrestrial species. The genus was named for their rostrate opercula. The type species of this genus is Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Clustered Feather-moss
speciesRhynchostegium confertum
Steerecleus Moss
speciesRhynchostegium serrulatum
Platyhypnidium Moss
speciesRhynchostegium riparioides
Wall Feather-moss
speciesRhynchostegium murale
Indian Feather-moss
speciesRhynchostegium megapolitanum
Rhynchostegium aquaticum
speciesRhynchostegium aquaticum
Loose Straw Moss
speciesRhynchostegium tenuifolium
Round-leaved Feather-moss
speciesRhynchostegium rotundifolium
Rhynchostegium laxatum
speciesRhynchostegium laxatum
Rhynchostegium muriculatum
speciesRhynchostegium muriculatum
Portuguese Feather-moss
speciesRhynchostegium alopecuroides
Rhynchostegium raphidorrhynchum
speciesRhynchostegium raphidorrhynchum
Rhynchostegium celebicum
speciesRhynchostegium celebicum
Rhynchostegium herbaceum
speciesRhynchostegium herbaceum
Rhynchostegium duthiei
speciesRhynchostegium duthiei
Rhynchostegium pulchellum
speciesRhynchostegium pulchellum
Rhynchostegium scariosum
speciesRhynchostegium scariosum
Rhynchostegium semiscabrum
speciesRhynchostegium semiscabrum
Rhynchostegium subrusciforme
speciesRhynchostegium subrusciforme
Rhynchostegium saint-pierrei
speciesRhynchostegium saint-pierrei
Rhynchostegium blandum
speciesRhynchostegium blandum
Rhynchostegium selaginellifolium
speciesRhynchostegium selaginellifolium
Rhynchostegium peracuminatum
speciesRhynchostegium peracuminatum
Rhynchostegium cylindritheca
speciesRhynchostegium cylindritheca
Rhynchostegium obtusifolium
speciesRhynchostegium obtusifolium
Rhynchostegium hercynicum
speciesRhynchostegium hercynicum
Rhynchostegium conostomus
speciesRhynchostegium conostomus
Rhynchostegium brachypterum
speciesRhynchostegium brachypterum
Rhynchostegium subbrachypterum
speciesRhynchostegium subbrachypterum
Rhynchostegium planiusculum
speciesRhynchostegium planiusculum
Rhynchostegium confusum
speciesRhynchostegium confusum
Rhynchostegium strongylense
speciesRhynchostegium strongylense
Rhynchostegium contractum
speciesRhynchostegium contractum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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