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]
Lorentziella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Order: | Gigaspermales |
Family: | Gigaspermaceae |
Genus: | Lorentziella Thér. |
Species: | L. imbricata
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Binomial name | |
Lorentziella imbricata |
References
edit- ^ Rushing, Ann E. (2002). "Gigaspermaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. New York: Oxford Univ Pr. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
- ^ Cárdenas S., Angeles; Claudio Delgadillo M. (1994). "Lorentziella imbricata and Oreoweisia delgadilloi in Mexico". The Bryologist. 97 (1). American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 85–86. doi:10.2307/3243356. JSTOR 3243356.
- ^ NRCS. "Lorentziella imbricata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.