Syntrichia | |
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Syntrichia ruralis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Pottiales |
Family: | Pottiaceae |
Genus: |
Syntrichia Brid. |
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane". [2]
As of 2020 [update], the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia: [3]
Syntrichia | |
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Syntrichia ruralis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Pottiales |
Family: | Pottiaceae |
Genus: |
Syntrichia Brid. |
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane". [2]
As of 2020 [update], the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia: [3]