''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 horn ...

belonging to the family Meesiaceae. The genus has

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. 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

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, notable for his authorship of the ''Flora frisica'' in 1760. The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801.

Species

As accepted by

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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 *'' Meesia lavardei'' 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 the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. References ...

'' Hedwig, 1801 *'' Meesia muelleri'' Müll. Hal. & Hampe *'' Meesia novae-zealandia'' Dixon & Sainsbury *''

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 ...

'' (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 ''F ...

'' (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 ''F ...

'' 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 ''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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15834700 Splachnales Moss genera