Bruchia bolanderi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Dicranales
- Family
- Bruchiaceae
- Genus
- Bruchia
- Species
- Bruchia bolanderi
- Scientific Name
- Bruchia bolanderi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Bruchia bolanderi
Bruchia bolanderi (known as Bolander's candlemoss or Bolander's pygmymoss) is a rare plant of the Western U.S.: Oregon, California, and Nevada. It grows on very damp bare soil. One may distinguish it from other mosses by the capsules, which are shaped like little upside-down pear fruits.
...Bruchia bolanderi in languages:
- English
- Bolander's bruchia
- English
- Bolander's bruchia moss
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