Family Brachytheciaceae
Taxon ID: 28233
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 20 taxa in Family Brachytheciaceae spanning 9 genera.
Records
MBP has 351 records spanning 23 counties. We still need records from Baltimore City.
Direct Child Taxa (9)
- Genus Brachytheciastrum
- Genus Brachythecium
- Genus Bryoandersonia
- Genus Eurhynchiastrum
- Genus Homalotheciella
- Genus Koponeniella
- Genus Oxyrrhynchium
- Genus Rhynchostegium
- Genus Sciuro-hypnum
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuminate Brachythecium Moss | Brachythecium acuminatum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| No Common Name | Brachythecium campestre | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Pleated Foxtail Moss | Brachythecium laetum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Short-Leaved Ragged Moss (oedipodium) | Sciuro-hypnum oedipodium | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Rusty Ragged Moss | Sciuro-hypnum plumosum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Matted Feather-Moss | Sciuro-hypnum populeum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Waterside Feather Moss | Brachythecium rivulare | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Rota's Feather Moss | Brachythecium capillaceum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Rough Foxtail Moss | Brachythecium rutabulum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Smooth-Stalk Feather-Moss | Brachythecium salebrosum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Starke's Brachythecium Moss | Sciuro-hypnum curtum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Velvet Feather-Moss | Brachytheciastrum velutinum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Bryhnia Moss | Koponeniella graminicolor | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| New England Bryhnia Moss | Brachythecium novae-angliae | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Worm Moss | Bryoandersonia illecebra | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Swartz's Feather-Moss | Oxyrrhynchium hians | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Elegant Beaked Moss | Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum pulchellum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| No Common Name | Homalotheciella subcapillata | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| No Common Name | Rhynchostegium aquaticum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |
| Steerecleus Moss | Rhynchostegium serrulatum | Brachytheciaceae | Hypnales | Bryopsida | Plantae |