''Plagiomnium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 in 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 ...
. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''
Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish
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 commonly 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 turf. ...
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Plagiomnium arbuscula
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium ciliare''
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Plagiomnium confertidens''
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Plagiomnium cordatum''
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Plagiomnium curvatulum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish Bryology, bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. ...
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Plagiomnium cuspidatum''
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Plagiomnium decursivum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium drummondii
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium elatum''
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Plagiomnium elimbatum''
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Plagiomnium ellipticum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium floridanum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium guizhouense
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium himalayanum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium insigne
''Plagiomnium insigne'', commonly known as badge moss or coastal leafy moss, is a species of moss endemic to western North America.
Distribution and habitat
''Plagiomnium insigne'' is found only in western North America, ranging from south-easte ...
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Plagiomnium integrum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium japonicum
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium jiuzhaigouense
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium maximoviczii
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium medium
''Plagiomnium medium'', commonly known as Alpine thyme-moss or intermediate plagiomnium moss, is a moss found in montane habitats in the Northern Hemisphere.
Research published in 1988 showed that is a hybrid of '' P. ellipticum'' and '' ...
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Plagiomnium novae-zealandiae
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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Plagiomnium rhynchophorum''
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Plagiomnium rostratum''
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Plagiomnium succulentum''
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Plagiomnium tezukae''
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Plagiomnium undulatum''
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Plagiomnium venustum''
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Plagiomnium vesicatum''
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Plagiomnium wui
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish Bryology, bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. ...
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Plagiomnium yunnanense
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus '' Mnium'' and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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References
Mniaceae
Moss genera
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