Thuidium delicatulum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnales |
Family: | Thuidiaceae |
Genus: | Thuidium |
Species: | T. delicatulum |
Binomial name | |
Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Thuidium delicatulum, also known as the delicate fern moss [2] or common fern moss, [3] is a widespread species of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. It is found in North and South America from Alaska to Brazil. [4]
Bryaceae is a family of mosses.
Fern moss may refer to several varieties of moss that produce feathery fronds and can form a moss carpet across grass or bare patches of ground:
Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.
Bartramiales is an order of moss.
Thuidiaceae is a family of mosses within the order Hypnales. It includes many genera but the classification may need to be refined. The core genera are Thuidium, Thuidiopsis, Pelekium, Aequatoriella, Abietinella, Rauiella, Haplocladium and Actinothuidium form a clade but others currently placed in the family may belong elsewhere.
Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe.
Amblyodon dealbatus, short-tooth hump-moss, is a species of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae.
Amblystegium fluviatile is a species of moss belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
Homomallium is a genus of moss belonging to the family Hypnaceae.
Rhynchostegium is a genus of pleurocarpous mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution across different climatological regions except the polar regions, mostly in tropic to north temperate regions. The genus contains both aquatic and terrestrial species. The genus was named for their rostrate opercula. The type species of this genus is Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.
Dicranella is a genus of moss belonging to the family Dicranaceae. The genus was first described by Karl Müller. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Drepanocladus is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Tetraplodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Splachnaceae.
Ptychostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bryaceae. It has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Mnium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.
Sciurohypnum, or Sciuro-hypnum, is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
Bartramiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Bartramiales.
Leskeaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.