''Hedwigia ciliata'' is a species 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 ...
belonging to the family
Hedwigiaceae
Hedwigiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hedwigiales.
Genera:
* '' Braunia'' Bruch & Schimp.
* '' Bryowijkia''
* ''Hedwigia
''Hedwigia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hedwigiaceae.
The genus was first descri ...
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It 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 ...
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References
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Bryopsida