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Pyramidula

Pyramidula is a genus of moss in the family Funariaceae. It contains the single species Pyramidula tetragona distributed in central North America as well as Europe and Africa. Pyramid moss is a common name.

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Pyramidula tetragona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Funariales
Family: Funariaceae
Genus: Pyramidula
Bridel
Species:
P. tetragona
Binomial name
Pyramidula tetragona
(Bridel) Bridel
Synonyms

Gymnostomum tetragonum Bridel

Pyramidula is a genus of moss in the family Funariaceae. It contains the single species Pyramidula tetragona distributed in central North America as well as Europe and Africa.1 Pyramid moss is a common name.2

References

References

  1. Goffinet, Bernard (2002). "Pyramidula". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
  2. NRCS. "Pyramidula tetragona". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 October 2015.