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Discelium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subclass
  
Funariidae

Family
  
Disceliaceae Schimp.

Scientific name
  
Discelium

Rank
  
Genus

Division
  
Bryophyta

Order
  
Funariales

Species
  
D. nudum

Higher classification
  
Disceliaceae

Similar
  
Moss, Funariales, Rhabdoweisia, Dichodontium, Dicranodontium

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum, the flag-moss. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.

References

Discelium Wikipedia