Hedwigiales

Hedwigiales is an order of mosses.[1] It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology.

Hedwigiales
Hedwigia ciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Bryanae
Order: Hedwigiales
Ochyra
Families

See Classification

Description

They are a medium to large size acrocarpous moss with irregular branching. A midrib is not normally present in the leaves.[2]

Classification

There are three families placed in the Hedwigiales.[2]

  • Hedwigiaceae
  • Helicophyllaceae
  • Rhacocarpaceae

References
  1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 9781107377288.
  2. Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants (= Syllabus of Plant Families, 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-443-01063-8
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