Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Leucobryaceae
The Leucobryaceae is a family of mosses that have a broad costa made up of hyaline cells and chlorophyllose cells
in various anatomic variations. So far, the only member of the family in the Gila is Brothera leana. The
family is better represented in southeast North America and in the tropics.
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