Neckera is a large genus of mosses belonging to the family Neckeraceae.

Paraphyllia (the trichome-like or foliose structures on moss stem surfaces[3]) may be present or absent.

[2] The secondary stem and branch leaves range from erect to spreading.

The leaf like structures may be secund (on one side only), ovate (oval shaped), obovate (narrower edge at the base), oblong (elongated), oblong-ligulate (long and strap-shaped), or oblong-lanceolate (long and lance shaped).

The apex is obtuse to acuminate and the costa (midrib) double and short, or sometimes single or absent.