Dicranum

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Dicranum

Dicranum polysetum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Dicranales
Family:	Dicranaceae
Genus:	Dicranum
Species
Dicranum acutifolium Dicranum angustum Dicranum bonjeanii Dicranum brevifolium Dicranum condensatum Dicranum elongatum Dicranum flagellare Dicranum fragilifolium Dicranum fulvum Dicranum fuscescens Dicranum groenlandicum Dicranum howellii Dicranum latifolium Dicranum leioneuron Dicranum majus Dicranum montanum Dicranum muehlenbeckii Dicranum ontariense Dicranum pallidisetum Dicranum polysetum Dicranum rhabdocarpum Dicranum scoparium Dicranum spadiceum Dicranum spurium Dicranum tauricum Dicranum undulatum Dicranum viride

Dicranum is a genus of mosses, also called Wind-Blown Mosses or Fork Mosses. These mosses form in densely packed clumps. Stems may fork, but do not branch. In general, upright stems will be single but packed together. These are commonly found in Jack pine or Red pine stands.

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