''Meesia'' is a genus of
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 h ...
belonging to the family
Meesiaceae
Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales.
Genera:
* ''Amblyodon'' P.Beauv.
* '' Diplocomium'' F.Web. & D.Mohr
* ''Meesia'' Hedw.
* '' Neomeesia'' Deguchi
* ''Paludella
''Paludella'' is a genus of mosses belonging to ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of ''Meesia'' is in honour of
David Meese
Cover of the ''Flora frisica''
David Meese (25 December 1723 – 23 August 1770) was a Dutch botanist notable for his authorship of the ''Flora frisica'' in 1760.
Career
Born into a low class family, Meese became a self taught herbalist. His s ...
(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
Johann Hedwig (8 December 1730 – 18 February 1799), also styled as Johannes Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu ...
in 1801.
Species
As accepted by
GBIF
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Meesia hexasticha
''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 ''F ...
''
(Funck) Bruch
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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 ''F ...
''
Thér.
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Meesia longiseta
''Meesia longiseta'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Meesiaceae
Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales.
Genera:
* ''Amblyodon'' P.Beauv.
* '' Diplocomium'' F.Web. & D.Mohr
* ''Meesia'' Hedw.
* '' Neome ...
''
Hedwig, 1801
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Meesia muelleri
''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 ''F ...
''
Müll. Hal. & Hampe
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Meesia novae-zealandia
''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 ''F ...
''
Dixon & Sainsbury
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Meesia squarrosa
''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 ''F ...
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(Hedw.) Wahlenb.
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Meesia stygia
''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 ''F ...
''
(Sw.) Brid.
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Meesia triquetra
''Meesia triquetra'', the three-ranked hump-moss, is a moss that occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes.
Description
''Meesia triqueta'' grows in small tufts or cushions. The plants, often large, are acrocarpous and dioi ...
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(Richt.) Ångstr.
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Meesia ulei
''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 ''F ...
''
Müll. Hal.
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Meesia uliginosa
''Meesia uliginosa'', the broad-nerved hump-moss, is a rare moss of the Western U.S. It occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes, and in some places is not as rare as in the Western U.S.
Technical description
Plant autoic ...
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Hedw.
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Meesia vagans
''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 ''F ...
''
(Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal.
References
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Splachnales
Moss genera