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Fissidens grandifrons

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Fissidens grandifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Bryophyta
Class:
Bryopsida
Subclass:
Dicranidae
Order:
Dicranales
Family:
Fissidentaceae
Genus:
Fissidens
Species:
F. grandifrons
Binomial name
Fissidens grandifrons

Fissidens grandifrons is a moss which is the largest of the family Fissidentaceae. It is found in turbulent water which it needs to get its carbon dioxide.[1]

Its fronds were held to be reminiscent of phoenix feathers by the Chinese.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Glime, Janice M (1993). The Elfin World of Mosses and Liverworts. ISBN 0-935289-04-6. pg. 44.


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