Dicranum spurium

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Dicranum spurium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Dicranaceae
Genus: Dicranum
Species:
D. spurium
Binomial name
Dicranum spurium
Hedw., 1801

Dicranum spurium is a species of moss belonging to the family Dicranaceae. [1]

It has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dicranum spurium Hedwig, 1801". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.