Dicranum Hedw.
(a genus of fork-mosses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss
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 		Species 15 images
Dicranum tauricum
Fragile Fork-moss
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 		Species 5 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)
FamilyDICRANACEAE (a family of fork- and forklet-mosses)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)
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