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Bryobrittonia

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Genus of mosses

Bryobrittonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Encalyptales
Family: Encalyptaceae
Genus: Bryobrittonia
R. S. Williams
Species: B. longipes
Binomial name
Bryobrittonia longipes
(Mitten) D.G.Horton

Bryobrittonia is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; it contains the single species Bryobrittonia longipes. This species grows on calcareous soil in cooler climates of North America, Europe, and central Asia.

The genus is named in honor of Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, a founder of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America.

References

  1. Magill, Robert E. (2002). "Encalyptaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 170–179. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
  2. Williams, R. S. (27 May 1901). "Contributions to the Botany of the Yukon Territory: 2. An Enumeration of the Mosses collected". Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden. II (6): 115. Retrieved 26 September 2014. This genus is dedicated to Mrs. Elizabeth G. Britton, by whose aid so many American students of our mosses have been encouraged.
Taxon identifiers
Bryobrittonia
Bryobrittonia longipes
Encalypta longipes


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