''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous

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) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss.

Description

Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rounded cushions. Their color varies from white to grayish or bluish-green. Species are characterized by having thick, whitish leaves with a large, expanded costa. It has been suggested that the characteristic pale color exhibited by some species is caused by air bubbles in the leucocysts. The bubbles are theorized to be necessary for the function of the chlorocysts for the purpose of gas exchange. Species are dioecious, with male plants stunted and found growing among the leaves of the female plants. Sporophytes are rare. There are approximately 122 species of Leucobryum worldwide. Only two species are known to occur in

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Species

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; *'' Leucobryum acutifolium'' *'' Leucobryum aduncum'' *'' Leucobryum albicans'' *'' Leucobryum albidum'' *'' Leucobryum antillarum'' *''

Leucobryum arfakianum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

'' *'' Leucobryum boninense'' *'' Leucobryum boryanum'' *''

Leucobryum bowringii ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum candidum ''Leucobryum candidum'', commonly known as milk moss, is a species of moss that occurs throughout Tasmania, Australia, and other parts of the world. It is the sole species representative of '' Leucobryum'' in Tasmania, despite the genus being wid ...

'' *'' Leucobryum chlorophyllosum'' *''

Leucobryum clavatum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum crispum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum giganteum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum glaucum ''Leucobryum glaucum'', commonly known as leucobryum moss or pincushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or dis ...

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Leucobryum gracile ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum guadalupense ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum humillimum ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum incurvifolium ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum iridans ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum javense ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

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Leucobryum juniperoideum ''Leucobryum juniperoideum'' is a species of mosses belonging to the family Leucobryaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surfac ...

'' *'' Leucobryum madagassum'' *'' Leucobryum martianum'' *'' Leucobryum mayottense'' *'' Leucobryum neilgherrense'' *'' Leucobryum neocaledonicum'' *'' Leucobryum piliferum'' *'' Leucobryum propaguliferum'' *'' Leucobryum pungens'' *''

Leucobryum rehmannii ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rou ...

'' *'' Leucobryum sanctum'' *'' Leucobryum seemannii'' *''

Leucobryum sphagnoides ''Leucobryum'' is a genus of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss. Description Leucobryum species are found in erect, d ...

'' *'' Leucobryum subobtusifolium'' *'' Leucobryum sumatranum''

References

Leucobryaceae Moss genera {{dicranidae-stub