Hedwigia

Hedwigia
Hedwigia ciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hedwigiales
Family: Hedwigiaceae
Genus: Hedwigia
P.Beauv.

Hedwigia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hedwigiaceae.

The genus was first described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1804.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. There are twelve accepted species, including:

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