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] As of 2020[update], the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia:[3]

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