Orthothecium Moss

(Orthothecium rufescens)

galery

Description

The genus is native to the northern hemisphere and has a boreo-alpine distribution. The representatives grow on rocks and are chalked.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order:Hypnales
Family:Hypnaceae
Genus:Orthothecium
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