Leptostomum

Leptostomum
Leptostomum macrocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnodendrales
Family: Leptostomataceae
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Genus: Leptostomum
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Synonyms
  • Helmsia Bosw.

Leptostomum is a genus of mosses. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Leptostomataceae.

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Australasia and North America. They sometimes look like pincushions.