Tamarisk Thuidium Moss

(Thuidium tamariscinum)

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Description

Thuidium tamariscinum (Thuidia with Tamaris leaves) is a fairly common terrestrial moss species in temperate forests. It is a small, elegant, branched moss, whose shape suggests, as its scientific name suggests, the foliage of the Thuja or Tamaris .

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order:Hypnales
Family:Thuidiaceae
Genus:Thuidium
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