Bryobrittonia

Bryobrittonia

Taxobox
name = "Bryobrittonia longipes"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Bryophyta
classis = Bryopsida
subclassis = Funariidae
ordo = Encalyptales
familia = Encalyptaceae
genus = "Bryobrittonia"
genus_authority = R. S. Williams
species = "B. longipes"
binomial = "Bryobrittonia longipes"
binomial_authority = (Mitten) D. G. Horton

"Bryobrittonia" is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; it contains the single species "Bryobrittonia longipes". This species grows on calcareous soil in cooler climates of North America, Europe, and central Asia.cite book| last= Magill | first= Robert E. | year=2002 | title=Flora of North America | volume=27 | chapter=Encalyptaceae | pages=170-179 | chapterurl = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10305 | isbn=978-0-19-531823-4 ]

The genus is named in honor of Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, founder of the Wildflower Preservation Society of America.

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