''Plagiomnium'' 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 ...
in the family
Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''
Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish
bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
Description
This genus is characterized by singly placed marginal teeth.
''Plagiomnium'' are commonlyg found along shaded stream banks, seeps and springs, generally on soil with a high humus content.
Species
The genus ''Plagiomnium'' contains the following species:
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Plagiomnium acutum''
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Plagiomnium affine
''Plagiomnium affine'', the many-fruited thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss found in old-growth boreal forests in North America, Europe and Asia, growing in moist, but not wet, basic to slightly acidic micro-habitats in woodland and in tur ...
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Plagiomnium arbusculum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium carolinianum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium ciliare
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium cinclidioides
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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