Pogonatum

Pogonatum
	Pogonatum aloides
Scientific classification
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

There are about 156 species known in all, where 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.)

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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.

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