Flatbergiaceae
Family of mosses
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Flatbergiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Sphagnales with a single extant genus, Flatbergium.[1]
| Flatbergiaceae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Flatbergiaceae A.J. Shaw |
| Genera | |
In addition, an extinct genus, Dollyphyton, based on a fossil from the Middle Ordovician, has been proposed to belong to this family,.[2] However, the interpretation of such fossils as putative plants has been questioned.[3][4]
