''Polytrichadelphus'' 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
Polytrichaceae
Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses with a thickened central stem and a rhizome. The leaves have a midrib that bears photosynthetic lamellae on the upper surface. Species in ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Australia and America.
Species:
* ''
Polytrichadelphus abriaquiae
''Polytrichadelphus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae
Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses with a thickened central stem and a rhizome. The leav ...
''
Jaeger, 1880
* ''
Polytrichadelphus archboldii
''Polytrichadelphus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.
The species of this genus are found in Australia and America.
Species:
* ''Polytrichadelphus abriaquiae
''Polytrichadelphus'' is a genus of mosses belonging ...
''
E.B.Bartram, 1942
References
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Polytrichaceae
Moss genera