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Meesia Lavardei
''Meesia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. The genus name of ''Meesia'' is in honour of David Meese (1723–1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the ''Flora frisica'' in 1760. The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801. Species As accepted by GBIF; *''Meesia hexasticha'' (Funck) Bruch *''Meesia lavardei'' Thér. *''Meesia longiseta'' Hedwig, 1801 *''Meesia muelleri'' Müll. Hal. & Hampe *''Meesia novae-zealandia'' Dixon & Sainsbury *''Meesia squarrosa'' (Hedw.) Wahlenb. *''Meesia stygia'' (Sw.) Brid. *''Meesia triquetra'' (Richt.) Ångstr. *''Meesia ulei'' Müll. Hal. *''Meesia uliginosa'' Hedw. *''Meesia vagans'' (Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal. References

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Mosses
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically tall, though some species are much larger. ''Dawsonia'', the tallest moss in the world, can grow to in height. There ar ...
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