Encalypta
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Genus of mosses
| Encalypta | |
|---|---|
| Encalypta vulgaris | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Order: | Encalyptales |
| Family: | Encalyptaceae |
| Genus: | Encalypta Hedw. |
| Species | |
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Encalypta alpina | |
Encalypta is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; commonly known as "extinguisher moss". It includes 34 species and is broadly distributed across the continents of America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, as well as Madagascar and New Zealand. The name is derived from the Greek en, meaning in, and kalyptos, which means to cover, veil or lid.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Encalypta". Flora of North America. Retrieved 2011年05月14日.
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