Genus of mosses
Encalypta vulgaris
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Bryophyta
Class:
Bryopsida
Order:
Encalyptales
Family:
Encalyptaceae
Genus:
Encalypta
Hedw.
Encalypta alpina
Encalypta brevicollis
Encalypta ciliata
Encalypta rhaptocarpa
Encalypta streptocarpa
Encalypta vulgaris
Encalypta is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; commonly known as \"extinguisher moss\". It includes 34 species and is broadly distributed across the continents of America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, as well as Madagascar and New Zealand. The name is derived from the Greek en, meaning in, and kalyptos, which means to cover, veil or lid.
