Ambuchananiaceae is a family of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

in the order

Sphagnales The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: '' Ambuchanania'', '' Eosphagnum'', '' Flatbergium'', and ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, pea ...

with only two genera, ''

Ambuchanania ''Ambuchanania leucobryoides'' is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Ambuchanania''. It is a ''Sphagnum''-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of ''Sphagnum'', it is now a separate genus named after the origin ...

'' and ''

Eosphagnum ''Eosphagnum inretortum'' is a species of moss, and the only species of the genus ''Eosphagnum''. Originally described as a species of ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as spha ...

''.

References

Moss families Sphagnales {{Bryophyte-stub