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Thuidium
Sign in to saveThuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Species
tujamoseslekta
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyThuidiaceae
Observations recorded200,007
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,984
- With media
- 1,334
- Family
- Thuidiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, TENN, IE-UNAM, MEL, CINC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, India, Australia, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thuidiaceae
- Image
- Thuidium tamariscinum 2005.03.31 12.06.31.jpg
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- 羽藓属
- Commons category
- Thuidium
- topic's main category
- Category:Thuidium
- taxon author citation
- Schimp.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Thuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
==Description== Members of the genus are characterized by creeping, highly branched, pinnate leaves.
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