Discelium

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Discelium nudum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Funariales
Family: Disceliaceae
Genus: Discelium
Brid.
Species: D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum
(Dickson) Brid.

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae", Flora of North America 27, 200-201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4. 
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