''Campylophyllum'' is a genus of
mosses
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 horn ...
belonging to the family
Hypnaceae
Hypnaceae is a large family of moss with broad worldwide occurrence in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales. Genera include ''Hypnum'', '' Phyllodon'', and '' Taxiphyllum''.
Ecology
Some of the family species occur on the flo ...
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The genus was first described by
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg) was an Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller, a village at the foot of the ...
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The species of this genus are found in Europe and America.
Species:
* ''
Campylophyllum calcareum''
* ''
Campylophyllum halleri''
* ''
Campylophyllum sommerfeltii''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q17289973
Hypnales
Moss genera