Pogonatum

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.

Pogonatum
Pogonatum aloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Polytrichopsida
Order:	Polytrichales
Family:	Polytrichaceae
Genus:	Pogonatum P.Beauv.

Species

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

• "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.