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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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Gigaspermales
Family: Gigaspermaceae
Genus: Lorentziella
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Species:
L. imbricata
Binomial name
Lorentziella imbricata

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Lorentziella imbricata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.