Bruchia (plant)

Bruchia is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Bruchiaceae.

The genus name of Bruchia is in honour of Philipp Bruch (1781–1847), a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Zweibrücken.

The genus was circumscribed by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in Sp. Musc. Suppl. Vol.2 (Issue 1) on page 91 in 1824.

Species

 * Bruchia aurea
 * Bruchia bolanderi
 * Bruchia brevifolia
 * Bruchia brevipes
 * Bruchia carinata
 * Bruchia carolinae
 * Bruchia drummondii
 * Bruchia eckloniana
 * Bruchia elegans
 * Bruchia flexuosa
 * Bruchia fusca


 * Bruchia hallii
 * Bruchia hampeana
 * Bruchia microspora
 * Bruchia paricutinensis
 * Bruchia queenslandica
 * Bruchia ravenelii
 * Bruchia sinensis
 * Bruchia texana
 * Bruchia uruguensis
 * Bruchia vogesiaca