''Flexitrichum'' is a genus of
haplolepideous 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 (
Dicranidae
The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', ...
) in the family Flexitrichaceae.
Species
The genus contains two species:[
*'' Flexitrichum flexicaule''
*'' Flexitrichum gracile''
These species were previously considered members of the genus '' Ditrichum'' in the family ]Ditrichaceae
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera:
*'' Astomiopsis''
*'' Bryomanginia''
*'' Ceratodon''
*'' Cheilothela''
*'' Cladastomum ...
, either as two species or both included in ''Ditrichum flexicaule''.
References
Bryopsida
Moss genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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