Discelium

Discelium is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae, containing a single species, Discelium nudum, known as flag-moss.^[1] This species is rare but is widely distributed across cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere.^[2]

Discelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Funariidae
Order:	Disceliales
Family:	Disceliaceae Schimp.
Genus:	Discelium Brid.
Species:	D. nudum
Binomial name
Discelium nudum (Dickson) Brid.