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Orthotrichum Hedw.

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Orthotrichum Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 162 (1801)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Fife, A.J. (2017)

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Hedw.
Hedw.
Hedwig, J. 1801: Species Muscorum Frondosorum descriptae et tabulis aeneis lxxvii coloratis illustratae. Barth, Leipzig.
1801
162
ICN
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw.
genus
Orthotrichum
The generic name Orthotrichum refers to the straight hairs usually found on the calyptrae in this genus. Orthotrichum is one of few moss genera with a widely-applied English common name – bristle mosses – also in reference to the calyptra hairs.

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Orthotrichales
Orthotrichaceae
Orthotrichum

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Muelleriella Dusén
Muelleriella Dusén
Fife, A.J. (2017)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Muelleriella Dusén
Muelleriella Dusén
Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. et al. (2004)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Calabrese, G.M. (2006)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Fife, A.J. (2017)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichaceae Arn.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichaceae Arn.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Orthotrichum Hedw.
Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. et al. (2004)

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Muelleriella Dusén
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Orthotrichum Hedw.
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Etymology
The generic name Orthotrichum refers to the straight hairs usually found on the calyptrae in this genus. Orthotrichum is one of few moss genera with a widely-applied English common name – bristle mosses – also in reference to the calyptra hairs.
Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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40f0ea42-25c6-416f-abf1-b98c3578fa71
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1 January 2000
24 July 2017
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