Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses.Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; & Shaw, J. 2008: Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta. pp. 55-138 in Goffinet, B. & J. Shaw (eds.) Bryophyte Biology, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press.
Description Species in the order are robust pleurocarpous mosses. 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.
Classification There are four families placed in the Hypnodendrales: Braithwaiteaceae Hypnodendraceae Pterobryellaceae Racopilaceae
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