Order

Hypnales (Feather mosses)

Amblystegium serpens. Photo: (c) iacomaner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hypnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. This group is sometimes called feather mosses, referring to their freely branched stems. The order includes more than 40 families and more than 4,000 species, making them the largest order of mosses.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Bryophyta (Mosses)
    - Class: Bryopsida (Joint-toothed mosses)
      - Order: Hypnales (Feather mosses)
        Family: Amblystegiaceae (1)
        Family: Antitrichiaceae (1)
        Family: Brachytheciaceae (2)
        Family: Hylocomiaceae (1)
        Family: Hypnaceae (1)
        Family: Lembophyllaceae (1)
        Family: Leucodontaceae (1)
        Family: Neckeraceae (2)
        Family: Plagiotheciaceae (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Amblystegiaceae

Family: Antitrichiaceae

Family: Brachytheciaceae

Family: Hylocomiaceae

Family: Hypnaceae

Family: Lembophyllaceae

Family: Leucodontaceae

Family: Neckeraceae

Family: Plagiotheciaceae

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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