Pogonatum
| Pogonatum | |
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| Pogonatum aloides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Polytrichopsida |
| Order: | Polytrichales |
| Family: | Polytrichaceae |
| Genus: | Pogonatum P.Beauv. |
Pogonatum is a genus of mosses — commonly called spike moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a cosmopolitan distribution. It can be seen mostly in Asian countries with a tropical climate.
Species[edit]
There are about 156 species known in all, 9 in North America.
- Pogonatum subflexuosum - (Lorentz) Broth.
- Pogonatum subfuscatum - Broth.
- Pogonatum subgracile - (Hampe) Besch.
- Pogonatum subtortile - (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
- Pogonatum subulatum - (Menzies ex Brid.) Brid.
- Pogonatum tahitense - Schimp.
- Pogonatum thelicarpum - (Müll. Hal.)
- Pogonatum tolucense - (Hampe) Besch.
- Pogonatum tortile - (Sw.) Brid.
- Pogonatum tortipes - (Wilson ex Mitt.) A. Jaeger
- Pogonatum tubulosum - Dixon
- Pogonatum undulatum - (Hedw.)
- Pogonatum urnigerum - (Hedw.) P. Beauv.
- Pogonatum usambaricum - (Broth.)
- Pogonatum vanhoeffenii - (Kindb.)
- Pogonatum volvatum - (Müll. Hal.)
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Pogonatum.
- "Genus Pogonatum". plantguide.org. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- Hyvönen, J. (1989). A Synopsis of Genus Pogonatum (Polytrichaceae, Musci). Finnish Botanical Publishing Board. ISBN 9789519469324. Retrieved 2015-11-15.