''Dicranoweisia'' is a genus of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...
es belonging to the family
Rhabdoweisiaceae
Rhabdoweisiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was previously place in the order Dicranales
Dicranales is an order of haplolepideous mosses in the subclass Dicranidae
The Dicranidae are a widespread and ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
There are 4 accepted species, including:
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Dicranoweisia africana
''Dicranoweisia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhabdoweisiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of ...
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Dicranoweisia cirrata
''Dicranoweisia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhabdoweisiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
There are 4 accepted species, including:
*''Dicranoweisia africana
''Dicranoweisia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to ...
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Dicranoweisia microcarpa''
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Dicranoweisia tortelloides''
References
Rhabdoweisiaceae
Moss genera
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