Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Meesia Moss (Meesia uliginosa)

Description

Meesia uliginosa, the broad-nerved hump-moss, is a rare moss of the Western U.S. It occurs all around the northern hemisphere in higher latitudes, and in some places is not as rare as in the Western U.S.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Bryophyta

        • Class: Bryopsida

          • Order: Bryales

            • Family: Meesiaceae

              • Genus: Meesia