Dicranum is a genus of mosses, also called wind-blown mosses or fork mosses. These mosses form in densely packed clumps. Stems may fork, but do not branch. In general, upright stems will be single but packed together. Dicranum is distributed globally. In North America these are commonly found in Jack pine or Red pine stands.
Breutelia is a genus of moss in the family Bartramiaceae. It has a worldwide distribution and contains about 200 species. Its name honours botanist Johann Christian Breutel (1788–1875). The type species is Breutelia arcuata.
Barbula is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae.
Ditrichum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Ditrichaceae.
Racomitrium is a genus of mosses in the family Grimmiaceae established in 1818 by Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri. It contains the following species:
Campylopus is a genus of 180 species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek campylos, meaning curved, and pous, meaning foot, referring to the setae which curve downwards.
Thuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Leucobryum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss.
Weissia is a genus of mosses, belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
Didymodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Philonotis is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bartramiaceae.
Plagiothecium is a genus of moss belonging to the family Plagiotheciaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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.
Campylium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
Homalothecium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
Isothecium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Lembophyllaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Vesicularia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.
Trichostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
Macromitrium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Orthotrichaceae.
