Discelium

Discelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Funariidae
Order:	Disceliales
Family:	Disceliaceae; Schimp.
Genus:	Discelium; Brid.
Species:	D. nudum
Binomial name
	Discelium nudum; (Dickson) Brid.

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae, containing a single species, Discelium nudum, known as flag-moss.¹ This species is rare but is widely distributed across cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.²

References

Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.

[BBS-1] Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.

[Crum_2002-2] Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.

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