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Bryobrittonia

Bryobrittonia longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Encalyptales
Family: Encalyptaceae
Genus: Bryobrittonia
R. S. Williams
Species: B. longipes
Binomial name
Bryobrittonia longipes
(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.

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


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