''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 ho ...

belonging to the family

Meesiaceae Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy moss Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ...

. 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 ...

. The genus name of ''Meesia'' is in honour of

David Meese file:Florafrisica.jpg, 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 ta ...

(1723–1770), who was a Dutch

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

, 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 mosses. He is sometimes called the "father of bryology". He is known for his particular observations of sexual ...

in 1801.

Species

As accepted by

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; *'' Meesia hexasticha'' (Funck) Bruch *''

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 ''Fl ...

'' Thér. *''

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 Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy moss Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, ...

'' Hedwig, 1801 *''

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 ''Fl ...

'' Müll. Hal. & Hampe *''

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 ''Fl ...

'' Dixon & Sainsbury *''

Meesia squarrosa ''Paludella squarrosa'', the angled paludella moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Meesiaceae. It is native to the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets ...

'' (Hedw.) Wahlenb. *''

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 ''Fl ...

'' (Sw.) Brid. *''

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 ...

'' (Richt.) Ångstr. *''

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 ''Fl ...

'' Müll. Hal. *''

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 ...

'' Hedw. *'' Meesia vagans'' (Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal.

References

Meesiaceae Moss genera {{bryidae-stub