Dicranidae

Dicranidae
	Dicranum scoparium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae; Doweld
Orders and families
	"Protohaplolepidae" grade Timmiellaceae; Catoscopiaceae; Distichiaceae; Flexitrichaceae; ; Orders Pseudoditrichales; Scouleriales; Bryoxiphiales; Grimmiales; Archidiales; Dicranales; Pottiales; ;

The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome teeth are haplolepideous with a 4:2:3 formula, and an exostome is absent.

Dicranidae are an acrocarpous class of moss. Their foliage is unbranched and erect, often forming a mounded colony. The archegonia (female sex organ) and hence capsules are borne at the tips of the erect stems. ^[1]

References

ISBN 9780521693226
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Taxon identifiers
Dicranidae

Wikidata: Q140317

Wikispecies: Dicranidae

CoL: BJBK2

EoL: 10629301

ITIS: 846144

NCBI: 114657

NZOR: 223640a2-2914-49b8-a112-8eae4d184210

Open Tree of Life: 620629

Tropicos: 35214716

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[camb-1] ISBN 9780521693226
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[2] (2006). Allaby, M. (Ed.), A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. : Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 Oct. 2023, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198608912.001.0001/acref-9780198608912.

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