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Mountain pincushion (Dicranoweisia crispula)

Description

Dicranoweisia crispula, the mountain pincushion, is a species of mosses that lives at both poles. It grows in the South Shetland Islands and on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Bryophyta

        • Class: Bryopsida

          • Order: Dicranales

            • Family: Dicranaceae

              • Genus: Dicranoweisia