Encalypta

Encalypta is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; commonly known as "Extinguisher moss". It includes 34 species and is broadly distributed across the continents of America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, as well as Madagascar and New Zealand. The name is derived from the Greek en, meaning in, and kalyptos, which means to cover, veil or lid.^[1]

Encalypta
Encalypta vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Order:	Encalyptales
Family:	Encalyptaceae
Genus:	Encalypta Hedw.
Species
Encalypta alpina Encalypta brevicollis Encalypta ciliata Encalypta rhaptocarpa Encalypta streptocarpa Encalypta vulgaris