''Eurhynchium'' 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
Brachytheciaceae
Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species.
Description
The family consists of pleurocarpous mosses with very diverse appearances. They are irregular or pinnately branched ...
.
The genus was
first described by Bruch and
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1854.
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 ...
.
Species:
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Eurhynchium angustirete
''Eurhynchium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
The genus was first described by Bruch and Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1854.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Eurhynchium angustirete''
* '' ...
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* ''
Eurhynchium praelongum
''Eurhynchium praelongum'' is a species of moss with a widespread distribution. Found in Australia, New Zealand, North America, northern South America, Eurasia and North Africa
.
In a study of the effect of the herbicide Asulam on moss growth, ' ...
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Eurhynchium pulchellum
''Eurhynchium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
The genus was first described by Bruch and Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1854.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Eurhynchium angustirete''
* ''E ...
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* ''
Eurhynchium striatum
''Eurhynchium striatum'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae
Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species.
Description
The family consists of ple ...
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Eurhynchium swartzii
''Eurhynchium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
The genus was first described by Bruch and Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1854.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Eurhynchium angustirete''
* ''E ...
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References
Brachytheciaceae
Moss genera
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