Tortella fragilis

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Tortella fragilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Tortella
Species:
T. fragilis
Binomial name
Tortella fragilis
Limpricht, 1888

Tortella fragilis is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. [1]

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tortella fragilis Limpricht, 1888". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.