| Bruchiaceae | |
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| Bruchia flexuosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Bruchiaceae Schimp. |
| Genera | |
Bruchiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales. They have the greatest occurrence in temperate regions.[1] They are mosses with long-necked, cleistocarpous (having the capsule opening irregularly without an operculum) capsules and mitrate calyptras.[2]
- ^ "Bruchiaceae in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Luizi‐Ponzo, Andréa Pereira; Barth, Ortrud Monika (1998). "Spore morphology of some Bruchiaceae species (Bryophyta) from Brazil". Grana. 37 (4): 222–227. doi:10.1080/00173139809362670.