Polytrichaceae
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| Subclass: | Polytrichidae
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| Order: | Polytrichales
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| Family: | Polytrichaceae
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The Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses with a thickened central stem and a rhizome. The leaves have a midrib that bears lamellae on the upper surface. Species in this group are dioicous.
Genera
- Alophosia
- Atrichopsis
- Atrichum
- Bartramiopsis
- Dawsonia
- Dendroligotrichum
- Hebantia
- Itatiella
- Lyellia
- Meiotrichum
- Notoligotrichum
- Oligotrichum
- Plagioracelopus
- Pogonatum
- Polytrichadelphus
- Polytrichastrum
- Polytrichum
- Pseudatrichum
- Pseudoracelopus
- Psilopilum
- Racelopodopsis
- Racelopus
- Steereobryon
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