Bruchia (plant)


Bruchia is a genus of haplolepideous mosses in the family Bruchiaceae.
The genus name of Bruchia is in honour of Philipp Bruch, a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Zweibrücken.
The genus was circumscribed by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in Sp. Musc. Suppl. Vol.2 on page 91 in 1824.

Species

  • Bruchia aurea
  • Bruchia bolanderi
  • Bruchia brevifolia
  • Bruchia brevipes
  • Bruchia carinata
  • Bruchia carolinae
  • Bruchia drummondii
  • Bruchia eckloniana
  • Bruchia elegans
  • Bruchia flexuosa
  • Bruchia fusca
  • Bruchia hallii
  • Bruchia hampeana
  • Bruchia microspora
  • Bruchia paricutinensis
  • Bruchia queenslandica
  • Bruchia ravenelii
  • Bruchia sinensis
  • Bruchia texana
  • Bruchia uruguensis
  • ''Bruchia vogesiaca''