Sematophyllaceae

{{Short description|Family of mosses}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{automatic taxobox

| image = Brotherella lorentziana (a, 144639-481257) 7069.JPG

| image_caption = Brotherella lorentziana

| taxon = Sematophyllaceae

| authority = Broth.

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = About 40, see text

}}

Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses,{{cite book |last1=Goffinet |first1=B. |first2=W. R. |last2=Buck |first3=A. J. |last3=Shaw |year=2008 |chapter=Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta |pages=55–138 |editor-last1=Goffinet |editor-first1=B. |editor-first2=J. |editor-last2=Shaw |title=Bryophyte Biology |edition=2nd |location=New York |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-87225-6 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108}}{{cite web |last1=Goffinet |first1=B. |first2=W.R. |last2=Buck |title=Classification of extant moss genera |website=Classification of the Bryophyta |url=http://bryology.uconn.edu/classification/#BRYIDAE |access-date=1 May 2020}} known commonly as signal mosses.Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. [http://delta-intkey.com/britms/www/sematoph.htm Sematophyllaceae.] The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009. They grow on rocks in wet or humid places. and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10820 Sematophyllaceae.] Flora of North America. Volume 28. There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.