Syntrichia

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Syntrichia
Syntrichia ruralis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Syntrichia
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Syntrichia caninervis, the dominant moss in the blackbrush community of the Mojave Desert[1]

Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".[2]

As of 2020, the World Flora Online accepts 114 species in the genus Syntrichia:[3]

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