Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr.
(Hooked Scorpion-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion-moss)
GenusScorpidium (a genus of mosses)
FamilyCALLIERGONACEAE (a family of feather-, hook-, and spear-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Scorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion-moss) :
1: Scorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion-moss)
30 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Covering damp ground beside, and growing into shallow bog pools
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Scorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scorpidium scorpioides (Hooked Scorpion-moss)
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