Thuidium
Sign in to saveThuidium 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.
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tujamoseslekta
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyThuidiaceae
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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.
==Description== Members of the genus are characterized by creeping, highly branched, pinnate leaves.
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