''Brachythecium'' is a genus of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...
es belonging to the family
Brachytheciaceae
Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species.
Description
The family consists of pleurocarpous mosses with very diverse appearances. They are irregular or pinnately branche ...
. The genus was first described by
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Lichtenberg) was an Alsace, Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brachythecium'':
* ''
Brachythecium albicans''
* ''
Brachythecium campestre''
* ''
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon''
* ''
Brachythecium glareosum''
* ''
Brachythecium latifolium''
* ''
Brachythecium mildeanum''
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Brachythecium populeum
''Brachythecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Lichtenberg) ...
''
* ''
Brachythecium reflexum''
* ''
Brachythecium rivulare''
* ''
Brachythecium rutabulum''
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Brachythecium salebrosum
''Brachythecium salebrosum'' is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family. It is widely distributed throughout the world, except for in South-America and in tropical regions.
''Brachythecium salebrosum'' is known to be able to use artifi ...
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Brachythecium tommasinii
''Brachythecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brachythecium'':
* '' Brachythecium albicans ...
''
* ''
Brachythecium turgidum
''Brachythecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brachythecium'':
* '' Brachythecium albicans ...
''
* ''
Brachythecium velutinum''
References
Brachytheciaceae
Moss genera
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