Discelium

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species Discelium nudum, the flag-moss.^[1] This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.^[2]

Discelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Funariidae
Order:	Disceliales
Family:	Disceliaceae Schimp.
Genus:	Discelium Brid.
Species:	D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum (Dickson) Brid.

References

1. Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
2. Schofield, Wilfred B. (2002). "Disceliaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.