Hypnodendrales

Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses.^[1]

Hypnodendrales
Hypnodendron comosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Superorder:	Hypnanae
Order:	Hypnodendrales N.E.Bell, A.E.Newton & D.Quandt
Families
See Classification

Description

Species in the order are robust pleurocarpous mosses that are epiphytic. They are generally characterized by basally reiterating stems or stipes with secondary branching towards the apex. The order is mostly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.^[2]

Classification

There are four families placed in the Hypnodendrales:

• Braithwaiteaceae
• Hypnodendraceae
• Pterobryellaceae
• Racopilaceae