Kingdom Plantae Class Bryopsida Rank Family | Division Bryophyta Order Pottiales | |
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Similar Tortula, Didymodon, Pottiales, Barbula, Syntrichia | ||
The Pottiaceae are a family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known.
Genera
The family has five subfamilies and 83 genera.
References
Pottiaceae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA