🌿 Family

Brachytheciaceae

14 species · Plants

Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Hypnales › Brachytheciaceae

Brachytheciastrum velutinum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen

Brachytheciastrum velutinum has been recorded in multiple locations in Algeria such as Kabylie, Blida, Constantine, etc., at various elevations from 50 m to 1800 m, and is reported as a common species.

Brachythecium albicans (Hedw.) Schimp.

Jelenc (1955 a) stated that, per Cardot, the identification of the “La Bouzaréa” specimen is doubtful.

Brachythecium rivulare Schimp.

Brachythecium rivulare Schimp. was reported by Feldmann et al. in Kabylie de Collo and by Boukhatem et al. in El-Kala National Park, and it is a rare species.

Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. has been recorded in various locations in Algeria including Atlas, Kabylie, Bône, etc., by multiple researchers from 1882 - 2023, and it is a frequent species.

Claopodium crispifolium (Hook.) Renauld & Cardot

Claopodium crispifolium, crispleaf roughmoss, is a Leskeaceae moss native to western North America, found growing mostly as an epiphyte on trees.

Eurhynchium striatum (Schreb. ex Hedw.) Schimp.

Eurhynchium striatum is a European native moss species in the plant family Brachytheciaceae.

Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Homalothecium sericeum is an almost cosmopolitan moss species in the family Brachytheciaceae.

Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra

Kindbergia praelonga (common feather-moss) is a widespread, common moss with potential human health beneficial properties.

Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) M.Fleisch.

Pseudoscleropodium purum is a European moss that grows as a lawn weed in many non-native regions across the world.

Rhynchostegium riparioides (Hedw.) Cardot

Rhynchostegium riparioides is a large Northern Hemisphere aquatic moss common in the British Isles.

Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) A.Jaeger

Rhynchostegium serrulatum is an American moss that can grow using artificial light in naturally dark places like Niagara Cave.

Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp.

Brachythecium salebrosum is a widely distributed moss that can grow using artificial light in naturally dark places.

Rhynchostegium murale (Hedw.) Schimp.

Rhynchostegium murale is a moss in the Brachytheciaceae family native to Europe and eastern Asia.

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen

Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum is the only moss species of genus Eurhynchiastrum, found across three continents in temperate to arctic areas.

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