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.

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