''Aongstroemia'' is a genus of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
es belonging to the family
Dicranaceae
Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous
Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the t ...
.
The genus has
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 ext ...
.
There are 75 accepted species, including:
* ''
Aongstroemia aciculata
''Aongstroemia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...
''
Müll.Hal.
* ''
Aongstroemia alpina
''Aongstroemia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
There are 75 accepted species, including:
* ''Aongstroemia aciculata
''Aongstroemia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the f ...
''
Müll.Hal.
References
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Dicranales
Moss genera