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Dicranum Hedw.

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Dicranum Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 126 (1801)
Dicranum Hedw.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Names_Fungi record source Dicranum Hedw. 1801

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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Fife, A.J. (2019)

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Hedw.
Hedw.
Hedwig, J. 1801: Species Muscorum Frondosorum descriptae et tabulis aeneis lxxvii coloratis illustratae. Barth, Leipzig.
1801
126
ICN
Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranum scoparium Hedw.
genus
Dicranum
The generic name derives from the Greek dikranos, meaning two-pronged fork, and describes the characteristic bifurcated peristome teeth (Meagher 2011).

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Dicranales
Dicranaceae
Dicranum

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Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranum Hedw.
Fife, A.J. (2019)
Dicranaceae Schimp.
Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranum Hedw.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranaceae Schimp.

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Dicranum Hedw.
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Etymology
The generic name derives from the Greek dikranos, meaning two-pronged fork, and describes the characteristic bifurcated peristome teeth (Meagher 2011).
Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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1 January 2000
29 September 2017
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