''Breidleria'' is a genus of
mosses
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 horn ...
belonging to the family
Hypnaceae.
The genus was first described by Loeske.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Breidleria pratensis'' (W.D.J.Koch ex Spruce) Loeske
The genus name of ''Breidleria'' is in honour of Johann Breidler (1828 - 1913), an Austrian architect and botanist (studying Bryology and Mckology), from
Leoben.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Leopold Loeske
Leopold Loeske (24 October 1865, Hohensalza – 29 March 1935, Bad Harzburg) was a German watchmaker and amateur bryologist.
A skilled watchmaker, he was self-taught as a bryologist, collecting moss specimens in Germany, Switzerland and the ...
in Stud. Morph. Laubm. (Loeske) on page 172 in 1910.
References
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Hypnaceae
Moss genera