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]
Pyramidula tetragona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Funariidae |
Order: | Funariales |
Family: | Funariaceae |
Genus: | Pyramidula Bridel |
Species: | P. tetragona
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Binomial name | |
Pyramidula tetragona (Bridel) Bridel
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Synonyms | |
Gymnostomum tetragonum Bridel |
References
edit- ^ Goffinet, Bernard (2002). "Pyramidula". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pyramidula tetragona". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.