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Pohlia moss

Pohlia

Pohlia moss
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 11:38, 21 April 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Mniaceae (Mni family)

About

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.

Other Pohlia plants

Pohlia moss · Pohlia moss · Scottish Thread Moss

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

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