Kingdom Plantae Class Bryopsida Family Bryoxiphiaceae
Besch. Rank Genus | Division Bryophyta Subclass Dicranidae Scientific name Bryoxiphium | |
Order Bryoxiphiales
H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson Similar Diphyscium, Tetraphidaceae, Grimmiales, Seligeriaceae, Dicranidae | ||
Bryoxiphium is the only genus of moss in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869.
Bryoxiphium is native to North America, East Asia, and certain islands in the North Atlantic.
- Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira
- Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz)
- Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
References
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