See text Bruchia is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Bruchiaceae.

The genus name of Bruchia is in honour of Philipp Bruch (1781–1847), a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Zweibrücken.

[1] The genus was circumscribed by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in Sp.

Vol.2 (Issue 1) on page 91 in 1824.

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