Thuidium

Thuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.[1]

Thuidium
Thuidium delicatulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Thuidiaceae
Genus: Thuidium
Bruch & Schimp.

Description

Members of the genus are characterized by creeping, highly branched, pinnate leaves.[1]

There are approximately 230 species found distributed in North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Europe, and Asia.[1]

Selected species

  • Thuidium alleniorum Austin
  • Thuidium delicatulum (Hedwig) Schimper
    • Thuidium delicatulum var. delicatulum (Hedwig) Schimper
    • Thuidium delicatulum var. radicans (Kindberg) H. A. Crum, Steere & L. E. Anderson
  • Thuidium recognitum (Hedwig) Lindberg
  • Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedwig) Schimper
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