genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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moss
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 ...
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Mniaceae
Mniaceae is a moss
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 liv ...
commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere.
Species
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Rhizomnium andrewsianum
''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere.
Species
* '' Rhizomnium andrewsianum''
* ''Rhizomnium appalachianum''
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Rhizomnium appalachianum
''Rhizomnium appalachianum'' is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae native to the Eastern United States and Canada, from Manitoba to Newfoundland and south to South Carolina. It grows 4-8cm tall, and has relatively large leaves for a moss whi ...
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Rhizomnium glabrescens
''Rhizomnium glabrescens'', also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus ''Rhizomnium''.
Description
The plants are upright, unbranched and unisexual. Their stems are naked, up to 3 cm high, are shiny and have larg ...
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Rhizomnium gracile
''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere.
Species
* ''Rhizomnium andrewsianum''
* ''Rhizomnium appalachianum''
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Rhizomnium horikawae
''Rhizomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae commonly referred to as leafy mosses. They grow nearly worldwide, mostly in the northern hemisphere.
Species
* '' Rhizomnium andrewsianum''
* ''Rhizomnium appalachianum''
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Rhizomnium dentatum
''Rhizomnium dentatum'' is an extinct species of moss in the family Mniaceae. The species is solely known from the Middle Eocene Baltic amber deposits in the Baltic Sea region of Europe. The genus contains a total of thirteen extant species dist ...