Leucobryum juniperoideum

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Leucobryum juniperoideum
Leucobryum juniperoideum (c, 144527-474618) 7464.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Leucobryaceae
Genus: Leucobryum
Species:
L. juniperoideum
Binomial name
Leucobryum juniperoideum
(Brid.) Müll. Hal.

Leucobryum juniperoideum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Leucobryaceae. [1]

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

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References

  1. "Leucobryum juniperoideum (Brid.) Müll. Hal. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Leucobryum juniperoideum (Brid.) Müll.Hal". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.