Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of
mosses in the family
Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted
peristome united by a basal membrane".[2]
^Bowker, Matthew A.; Stark, Lloyd R.; McLetchie, D. Nicholas;
Mishler, Brent D. (2000). "Sex expression, skewed sex ratios, and microhabitat distribution in the dioecious desert moss Syntrichia caninervis (Pottiaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 87 (4): 517–526.
doi:
10.2307/2656595.