Lorentziella

Lorentziella imbricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Funariidae
Order: Gigaspermales
Family: Gigaspermaceae
Genus: Lorentziella
Thér.
Species: L. imbricata
Binomial name
Lorentziella imbricata
(Mitt.) Broth.

Lorentziella is a genus of moss in the family Gigaspermaceae. The genus contains a single species Lorentziella imbricata known from central Texas, Mexico, and South America (Argentina, Paraguay, & Uruguay).[1][2] Imbricate lorentziella moss is a common name.[3]

References

  1. Rushing, Ann E. (2002). "Gigaspermaceae". Flora of North America. 27. New York: Oxford Univ Pr. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
  2. Cárdenas S., Angeles; Claudio Delgadillo M. (1994). "Lorentziella imbricata and Oreoweisia delgadilloi in Mexico". The Bryologist. American Bryological and Lichenological Society. 97 (1): 85–86. doi:10.2307/3243356. JSTOR 3243356.
  3. "Lorentziella imbricata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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