''Flatbergium'' is a

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of 2 accepted

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. ''Flatbergium sericeum'' and ''Flatbergium novo-caledoniae'', originally described as species of '' Sphagnum'', are now considered part of a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences. The Ordovician fossil ''

Dollyphyton ''Dollyphyton'' is a genus of fossil with controversial interpretation from the Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian, 460 million years old) Douglas Lake Member of the Lenoir Limestone from Douglas Dam Tennessee. The generic name honors Dolly Parton ...

'' has also been assigned to this family.

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Sphagnales Monotypic moss genera {{bryophyte-stub