| Fissidens grandifrons | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Fissidentaceae |
| Genus: | Fissidens |
| Species: | F. grandifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissidens grandifrons Brid.
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Fissidens grandifrons is a moss which is the largest of the family Fissidentaceae. It is found in turbulent water which it needs to get its carbon dioxide.[1]
Its fronds were held to be reminiscent of phoenix feathers by the Chinese.[1]
- ^ a b Glime, Janice M (1993). The Elfin World of Mosses and Liverworts. ISBN 0-935289-04-6. pg. 44.