Orthotrichum Hedw.
(a genus of bristle-mosses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss
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 		Species 5 images
Orthotrichum columbicum
a moss
Species 1 ident. refs
Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss
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 		Species 6 images
Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusOrthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses)
FamilyORTHOTRICHACEAE (a family of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
OrderORTHOTRICHALES (an order of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Bosanquet, S. 2009 Orthotrichum – Britain’s bristle-mosses British Wildlife Feb: 187-194.

Orthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses)
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