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Bryoxiphium mexicanum (Bryoxiphium mexicanum)

Description

Bryoxiphium is the only genus of moss in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869. Bryoxiphium is native to North America, East Asia, and certain islands in the North Atlantic.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Bryopsida

          • Order: Dicranales

            • Family: Bryoxiphiaceae

              • Genus: Bryoxiphium