Bryoxiphium
| Bryoxiphium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Bryoxiphiales H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson |
| Family: | Bryoxiphiaceae Besch. |
| Genus: | Bryoxiphium Mitten 1869 |
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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.
- Species
- Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira
- Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz)
- Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East