Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BARTRAMIACEAE
One of the families of mosses ()
For John Bartram (1699-1777).**
(Ch)
ANACOLIA (G)
Moss ()
ana-, = up to, towards, up, in the sense of strengthening;
(upwards, back, again, with general sense of strengthening, increasing)
colos, = docked, curtailed, stunted.
(alluding to the short pedicel)
(LS, BL, Cl)
BARTRAMIA
Haller's Apple Moss (I)
For John Bartram (1699-1777),** the noted American botanist called by Linnaeus the greatest natural botanist in the world.
(Ch)
BREUTELIA
Moss (I)
Named after Johann Christian Breutel (1788-1875)**. A bishop of the Moravian church and collector of mostly mosses from the West Indies and South Africa.
(Ch)