''Bruchia'' is a genus of
haplolepideous 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 ...
es (
Dicranidae
The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', ...
) in the family
Bruchiaceae
Bruchiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales. They have the greatest occurrence in temperate regions.
They are mosses with long-necked, cleistocarpous (having the capsule opening irregularly without an op ...
.
The genus name of ''Bruchia'' is in honour of
Philipp Bruch Philipp Bruch (February 11, 1781 – February 11, 1847) was a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Zweibrücken. His father, Johann Christian Bruch was also a pharmacist.
He initially worked at a pharmacy in Mainz, and afterwards studied in Ma ...
(1781–1847), a German pharmacist and bryologist born in
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.
Name
The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...
.
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
Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen
Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen (16 September 1775, Leipzig – 2 May 1853, Leipzig) was a German botanist specializing in the field of bryology.
In 1799 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig, where he was later an as ...
in Sp. Musc. Suppl. Vol.2 (Issue 1) on page 91 in 1824.
Species
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Bruchia aurea''
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Bruchia bolanderi''
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Bruchia brevifolia''
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Bruchia brevipes''
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Bruchia carinata''
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Bruchia carolinae''
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Bruchia drummondii''
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Bruchia eckloniana''
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Bruchia elegans''
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Bruchia flexuosa''
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Bruchia fusca''
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Bruchia hallii''
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Bruchia hampeana''
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Bruchia microspora''
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Bruchia paricutinensis''
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Bruchia queenslandica''
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Bruchia ravenelii''
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Bruchia sinensis''
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Bruchia texana''
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Bruchia uruguensis''
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Bruchia vogesiaca
''Bruchia'' may refer to:
* ''Bruchia'' (beetle), a genus in the tribe Chalepini
* ''Bruchia'' (plant), a moss genus in the family Bruchiaceae
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References
Dicranales
Moss genera
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