Bassia Hirsuta
''Spirobassia'' is a monotypic plant genus with the species ''Spirobassia hirsuta''. It has cosmopolitan distribution. Synonyms for the species: * ''Bassia hirsuta'' References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q18176764, from2=Q2133169 Amaranthaceae Monotypic Caryophyllales genera Amaranthaceae genera ...
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Cosmopolitan Distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ...
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