''Mnium'' 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

Mniaceae Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales. Taxonomy The family Mniaceae includes the following genera: * ''Cinclidium (plant), Cinclidium'' * ''Cyrtomnium'' * ''Epipterygium'' * ''Leucolepis'' * ''Mielichhoferia'' * ''Mnium'' * ''O ...

. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mnium'': * '' Mnium arizonicum'' J.J. Amann – Arizona calcareous moss * '' Mnium blyttii'' Bruch & Schimp. – Blytt's calcareous moss * '' Mnium hornum'' Hedw. – horn calcareous moss * '' Mnium jungermannia'' L. * '' Mnium lycopodioides'' Schwägr. * '' Mnium marginatum'' (Dicks. ex With.) P. Beauv. – olivegreen calcareous moss * '' Mnium spinosum'' (Voit) Schwägr. – spinosum calcareous moss * '' Mnium spinulosum'' Bruch & Schimp. – largetooth calcareous moss * '' Mnium stellare'' Hedw. – stellar calcareous moss * '' Mnium thomsonii'' Schimp. – Thomson's calcareous moss

References

{{Authority control Mniaceae Moss genera Taxa named by Johann Hedwig