Bryobrittonia

Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Bryophyta
Classis: Bryopsida
Subclassis: Funariidae
Ordo: Encalyptales

Familia: Encalyptaceae
Genus: Bryobrittonia
Species : Bryobrittonia longipes
Name

Bryobrittonia R.S.Williams, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2(6): 115 (1901).

Type species: Bryobrittonia pellucida R.S.Williams, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2(6): 115 (1901).

(= Bryobrittonia longipes (Mitt.) D.G.Horton, Brittonia 30(1): 19 (1978).)

References
Links

Bryobrittonia – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Bryobrittonia – Taxon details on Tropicos.

Vernacular names

Bryobrittonia is a genus of moss in the family Encalyptaceae; it contains the single species Bryobrittonia longipes. This species grows on calcareous soil in cooler climates of North America, Europe, and central Asia.[1]

The genus is named in honor of Elizabeth Gertrude Britton,[2] a founder of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America.
References

Magill, Robert E. (2002). "Encalyptaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 170–179. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
Williams, R. S. (27 May 1901). "Contributions to the Botany of the Yukon Territory: 2. An Enumeration of the Mosses collected". Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden. II (6): 115. Retrieved 26 September 2014. "This genus is dedicated to Mrs. Elizabeth G. Britton, by whose aid so many American students of our mosses have been encouraged."