Bryoxiphium

Bryoxiphium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Bryoxiphiales
H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson
Family: Bryoxiphiaceae
Besch.
Genus: Bryoxiphium
Mitten 1869
Synonyms
  • Bryoziphium Mitten, alternate spelling
  • Eustichium Bruch & Schimp.

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.

Species
  1. Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira
  2. Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz)
  3. Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
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