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Pohlia
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Pohlia is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae, found on all continents including Antarctica. Some of its species are native to multiple continents. The center of diversity is the Northern Hemisphere.
Species
Genus
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderBryales
- FamilyBryaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,200
- With media
- 1,129
- Family
- Mniaceae
- Collections
- CHSC, IBUNAM, USU, LSU, PH, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Canada, Palau, New Zealand, India, Japan
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- taxon common name
- 丝瓜藓属
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- Category:Pohlia
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Pohlia is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae, found on all continents including Antarctica. Some of its species are native to multiple continents. The center of diversity is the Northern Hemisphere.
The genus name of Pohlia is in honour of Johann Ehrenfried Pohl (1746–1800), who was a German physician and botanist.
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