Rhizogonium

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Rhizogonium
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Rhizogonium distichum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Rhizogoniaceae
Genus: Rhizogonium
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Rhizogonium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhizogoniaceae. [1]

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhizogonium Brid". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rhizogonium Brid". World Flora Online. 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.


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