Polytrichaceae

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Polytrichaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Polytrichopsida Subclass: Polytrichidae Order: Polytrichales Family: Polytrichaceae
Genera
See text.

The Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses with a thickened central stem and a rhizome. The leaves have a midrib that bears lamellae on the upper surface. Species in this group are dioicous.

[edit] Genera

• Alophosia
• Atrichopsis
• Atrichum
• Bartramiopsis
• Dawsonia
• Dendroligotrichum
• Hebantia
• Itatiella
• Lyellia
• Meiotrichum
• Notoligotrichum
• Oligotrichum
• Plagioracelopus
• Pogonatum
• Polytrichadelphus
• Polytrichastrum
• Polytrichum
• Pseudatrichum
• Pseudoracelopus
• Psilopilum
• Racelopodopsis
• Racelopus
• Steereobryon