Splachnum Hedw.
(collar-mosses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Splachnum ampullaceum
Cruet Collar-moss
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 		Species 21 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSplachnum (collar-mosses)
FamilySPLACHNACEAE (cruet-, collar-, gland-, and carrion-mosses)
OrderSPLACHNALES (an order of cruet-, collar-, gland-, carrion-, hump-, thread-, and fen-mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Splachnum (collar-mosses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Splachnum (collar-mosses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Splachnum (collar-mosses)
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