Bruchia bolanderi | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 Lesq.
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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.