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Discelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Funariidae
Order:	Disceliales
Family:	Disceliaceae Schimp.
Genus:	Discelium Brid.
Species:	D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum (Dickson) Brid.

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum, the flag-moss. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.

References

1. Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
2. Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.

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