''Oncophorus'' is a genus 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 ...
es belonging to the family
Dicranaceae
Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous
Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the t ...
.
The genus has almost
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 ...
.
There are 17 species, including:
* ''
Oncophorus conglomeratus
''Oncophorus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
There are 17 species, including:
* '' Oncophorus conglomeratus'' Brid.
* '' Oncophorus crenulatus'' (Mitt.) Braithw.
* ''O ...
''
Brid.
* ''
Oncophorus crenulatus''
(Mitt.) Braithw.
* ''
Oncophorus virens
''Oncophorus virens'' is a species of moss in the genus ''Oncophorus'' native to Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the West ...
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( Hedw.)
References
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Dicranales
Moss genera