Fissidens grandifrons Brid. is a plant in the Fissidentaceae family, order Dicranales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Fissidens grandifrons Brid.

Fissidens grandifrons Brid.

Fissidens grandifrons is the largest moss in the Fissidentaceae family, growing in turbulent water with fronds like phoenix feathers.

Genus
Fissidens
Order
Dicranales
Class
Bryopsida

About Fissidens grandifrons Brid.

Fissidens grandifrons Brid. is a species of moss, and it is the largest species in the family Fissidentaceae. It grows in turbulent water, as this environment is required for the species to obtain carbon dioxide. Historically, Chinese observers noted that its fronds resemble phoenix feathers.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Dicranales Fissidentaceae Fissidens

More from Fissidentaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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