Biology:Syntrichia
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Short description: Genus of mosses
| Syntrichia | |
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| Syntrichia ruralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Syntrichia Brid. |
Syntrichia caninervis, the dominant moss in the blackbrush community of the Mojave Desert[1]
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "plus" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".[2]
(As of 2020), the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia:[3]
References
- ↑ Bowker, Matthew A.; Stark, Lloyd R.; McLetchie, D. Nicholas; Mishler, Brent D. (2000). "Sex expression, skewed sex ratios, and microhabitat distribution in the dioecious desert moss Syntrichia caninervis (Pottiaceae)". American Journal of Botany 87 (4): 517–526. doi:10.2307/2656595.
- ↑ Mishler, Brent D. (2007), "Syntrichia", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 27, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=132132, retrieved 23 August 2020
- ↑ "Syntrichia Brid.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000037338. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q657739 entry
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