''Bryoxiphium'' is the only 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 ...

in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869.Tropicos, ''Bryoxiphium'' Mitt.
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, East Asia, and certain islands in the

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Bryoxiphium madeirense ''Bryoxiphium madeirense'' is a species of moss in the Bryoxiphiaceae family. It is Endemism, endemic to the Island of Madeira in the North Atlantic, part of Portugal.Löve, A. & D. Löve. 1953. Studies on ''Bryoxiphium''. Bryologist 56: 73–94; ...

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# '' Bryoxiphium mexicanum'' Besch. - Mexico (

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

, Distrito Federal,

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, Puebla, Veracruz) # ''Bryoxiphium norvegicum'' (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East

References

Bryopsida Moss genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{bryophyte-stub