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Leucobryum
Sign in to saveLeucobryum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderDicranales
- FamilyLeucobryaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,638
- With media
- 794
- Family
- Leucobryaceae
- Collections
- YPM, IBUNAM, US, UFPE, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, India, Zimbabwe, Brasil, Cuba
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dicranaceae
- Image
- Leucobryum glaucum 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Leucobryum
- Commons category
- Leucobryum
- taxon common name
- 白发藓属
- taxon author citation
- Hampe
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
- References
Leucobryum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss.
==Description== Leucobryum species are found in erect, dense, and often rounded cushions. Their color varies from white to grayish or bluish-green. Species are characterized by having thick, whitish leaves with a large, expanded costa. It has been suggested that the characteristic pale color exhibited by some species is caused by air bubbles in the leucocysts. The bubbles are theorized to be necessary for the function of the chlorocysts for the purpose of gas exchange.
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