Weissia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Pottiales
- Family
- Pottiaceae
- Genus
- Weissia
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Weissia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Weissia
Weissia is a genus of mosses, belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
The genus was described in 1801 by Johann Hedwig and the latest additions to the genus were in 1995 when Weissia ovatifolia and Weissia patula were added. As of July 2021, the genus contains 91 species.
Selected species:
- Weissia crispula
- Weissia controversa
- Weissia brachycarpa
- Weissia microstoma
- Weissia squarrosa
- Weissia xylopiae Bat. & M.P.Herrera
Weissia in languages:
- Estonian
- krässikud
- German
- Perlmoose
- Lithuanian
- Veisija
- Polish
- Potłumek
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Acaulon
- Acaulonopsis
- Algaria
- Aloina
- Aloinella
- Anoectangium
- Aschisma
- Astomum
- Barbula
- Bellibarbula
- Bryoceuthospora
- Bryoerythrophyllum
- Calymperastrum
- Calyptopogon
- Chenia
- Chionoloma
- Cinclidotus
- Crossidium
- Crumia
- Dialytrichia
- Didymodon
- Ephemerum
- Eucladium
- Geheebia
- Globulinella
- Gymnobarbula
- Gymnostomiella
- Gymnostomum
- Gyroweisia
- Hennediella
- Hilpertia
- Husnotiella
- Hydrogonium
- Hymenostomum
- Hymenostylium
- Hyophila
- Hyophiladelphus
- Hyophilopsis
- Hypodontium
- Leptobarbula
- Leptodontium
- Ludorugbya
- Luisierella
- Microbryum
- Molendoa
- Morinia
- Neohyophila
- Neophoenix
- Ozobryum
- Phascopsis
- Picobryum
- Plaubelia
- Pleurochaete
- Pottia
- Pottiopsis
- Prionidium
- Pseudocrossidium
- Pseudosymblepharis
- Pterygoneurum
- Rhamphidium
- Rhexophyllum
- Sagenotortula
- Sarconeurum
- Scopelophila
- Splachnobryum
- Stegonia
- Streblotrichum
- Streptocalypta
- Streptopogon
- Syntrichia
- Tetracoscinodon
- Tetrapterum
- Timmiella
- Tortella
- Tortula
- Trachycarpidium
- Trichostomopsis
- Trichostomum
- Triquetrella
- Tuerckheimia
- Uleobryum
- Vinealobryum
- Vrolijkheidia
- Weisiopsis
- Weissia
- Weissiodicranum
- Willia
- Zanderella
Child Taxa
- Weissia angustifolia
- Weissia brachycarpa
- Weissia breutelii
- Weissia condensa
- Weissia controversa
- Weissia crispata × astomum
- Weissia cucullata
- Weissia dieterlenii
- Weissia edentula
- Weissia ghatensis
- Weissia humicola
- Weissia inoperculata
- Weissia jamaicensis
- Weissia latiuscula
- Weissia levieri
- Weissia ligulifolia
- Weissia longifolia
- Weissia ludoviciana
- Weissia muehlenbergiana
- Weissia occidentalis
- Weissia ovalis
- Weissia patula
- Weissia perssonii
- Weissia rostellata
- Weissia rutilans
- Weissia semidiaphana
- Weissia sharpii
- Weissia squarrosa
- Weissia sterilis
- Weissia veviridis
- Weissia wilsonii
- Weissia wimmeriana



























































































































































