Thuidium

Thuidium
Thuidium delicatulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Thuidiaceae
Genus: Thuidium
Bruch & Schimp.

Thuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.[1]

  1. ^ "Thuidium in Flora of North America @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.