| Bruchia bolanderi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Bruchiaceae |
| Genus: | Bruchia |
| Species: | B. bolanderi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bruchia bolanderi | |
Bruchia bolanderi (known as Bolander's candlemoss or Bolander's pygmymoss) is a rare plant of the Western U.S.: Oregon, California, and Nevada.[1] It grows on very damp bare soil. One may distinguish it from other mosses by the capsules, which are shaped like little upside-down pear fruits.
- ^ Spence, John R.; Lloyd R. Stark; James R. Shevock (2006). "Contributions Toward a Bryoflora of Nevada: Bryophytes New for the Silver State, Part II". Madroño. 53 (4): 400–403. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2006)53[400:CTABON]2.0.CO;2.