Discelium

Discelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Disceliales
Family: Disceliaceae
Schimp.
Genus: Discelium
Brid.
Species:
D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum
(Dickson) Brid.

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum, the flag-moss. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.

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