Plants of the Gila Wilderness

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Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Pylaisiaceae


The Pylaisiaceae are pleurocarpous (horizontal growth pattern, reproductive structures lateral on stems.) They are not aquatic. This group is made up of members that used to be part of the Hypnaceae.

Buckia vaucheri
Calliergonella lindbergii
Homomallium mexicanum
Pylaisia polyantha
Pylaisia selwynii
Roaldia revoluta


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