''Pottia'' 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
Pottiaceae
The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known.
Genera
The family has four subfamilies and 83 gen ...
.
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 ...
.
Species:
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Pottia acaulis
''Pottia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
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, i ...
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(Flörke ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Fürnr. ex Hampe
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Pottia affinis
''Pottia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Pottia acaulis
''Pottia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribu ...
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(Hook. & Taylor) Herrnst. & Heyn
References
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Pottiaceae
Moss genera