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Kiaeria moss

Kiaeria

Kiaeria moss
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0
Family
Rhabdoweisiaceae (Rhabdoweisi family)

About

Kiaeria is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) of the family Dicranaceae. The genus is named after Franz Caspar Kiaer (1835-1893), a Norwegian doctor and bryologist.

Where it grows

Species of the genus Kiaeria are found in the northern hemisphere in the arctic and subalpine to alpine areas. They grow on silicate rocks and on the ground.

Other Arctoa plants

Arctoa pumila · Arctoa moss · Arctoa blyttii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kiaeria (plant) by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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