family
Thuidiaceae
Thuidiaceae
Field notes
Thuidiaceae is a family of mosses within the order Hypnales. It includes many genera but the classification may need to be refined. The core genera are Thuidium, Thuidiopsis, Pelekium, Aequatoriella, Abietinella, Rauiella, Haplocladium and Actinothuidium form a clade but others currently placed in the family may belong elsewhere.
Species include Thuidiopsis sparsa and Abietinella abietina
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
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Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.