Christian Friedrich Schwaegrichen

German botanist and bryologist (1775-1853).

Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen (16 September 1775, Leipzig – 2 May 1853, Leipzig) was a German botanist specializing in the field of bryology. In 1799, he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig, where he was later an associate professor of natural history (1803–1815) and afterwards a full professor on the same subject (1815–1852). Concurrently, he served as an associate professor of botany (1807–1852) at Leipzig. Prior to 1837, he was director of the botanical garden at Leipzig, being succeeded by Gustav Kunze, a specialist in the field of pteridology. Schwägrichen die

Abbreviations: Schwägr.
Occupations: university teacher, scientific collector, entomologist, bryologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Germany
Languages: Latin, German
Dates: 1775-09-16T00:00:00Z – 1853-05-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Leipzig
Direct attributions: 99 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 236 plants, 0 fungi

99 plants attributed, 137 plants contributed to236 plants:

Polytrichaceae (Aloe-mosses) Schwägr. 1830
plant family in the order polytrichales
Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses, with the larger species occurring in particularly moist habitats. The leaves have specialized sheaths at the base and a midrib that bears photosynthetic lamellae on the upper surface. These mosses are capable of sustaining high rates of photosynthesis in the presence of ample light and moisture. Unlike all other mosses, the hydroid-based vascular system of these mosses is continuous from stem to leaf and can extract water from the soil through transpiration. Species in this group are
Mniaceae Schwägr. 1830
plant family in the order bryales
Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales.
Funariaceae Schwägr. 1830
plant family in the order funariales
The Funariaceae are a family of mosses in the order Funariales. As of January 2025, 233 species are included in the family. The genus Goniomitrium has been recently moved from the Pottiaceae to the Funariaceae.
Oedipodium griffithianum (Gouty-moss) (Dicks.) Schwägr. 1823
plant species in the oedipodiaceae family
Oedipodium is the only genus of moss in the family Oedipodiaceae. It contains the single species Oedipodium griffithianum, the gouty-moss or Griffith's oedipodium moss. This species is distributed in cooler climates of Eurasia, as well as from Alaska, Washington state, British Columbia, Yukon, Greenland, Newfoundland, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. The relationship of Oedipodium to other mosses has been much debated. Previously, the taxon has been included with the Funariales or the Splachnales. However, characteristics of the protonemata and asexual propagation, along with
Bartramiaceae (Bartramia) Schwägr. 1830
plant family in the order bartramiales
Bartramiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Bartramiales.
Aulacomnium Schwägr. 1827
plant genus in the aulacomniaceae family
Aulacomnium is a genus of mosses of the family Aulacomniaceae, with a circumpolar distribution.
Aulacomnium palustre (Ribbed Bog Moss) (Hedw.) Schwägr. 1827
plant species in the aulacomniaceae family
Aulacomnium palustre, the bog groove-moss or ribbed bog moss, is a moss that is nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. It occurs in North America, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Eurasia, and New Zealand. In North America, it occurs across southern arctic, subboreal, and boreal regions from Alaska and British Columbia to Greenland and Quebec. Documentation of ribbed bog moss's distribution in the contiguous United States is probably incomplete. It is reported sporadically south to Washington, Wyoming, Georgia, and Virginia.
Aulacomnium androgynum (Bud-headed Groove Moss) (Hedw.) Schwägr. 1827
plant species in the aulacomniaceae family
Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss, is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America. It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats. Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk. This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.
Buxbaumiaceae Schwägr. 1830
plant family in the order buxbaumiales
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Tetrodontium (Tetrodontium Mosses) Schwägr. 1824
plant genus in the tetraphidaceae family
Tetrodontium is a genus of two species of moss (Bryophyta). Its name refers to its four large peristome teeth.
Leucodon sciuroides (Squirrel-tail Moss) (Hedw.) Schwägr. 1816
plant species in the leucodontaceae family
Leucodon sciuroides is a species of mosses belonging to the family Leucodontaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss) Schwägr. 1827
plant species in the orthodontiaceae family
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Entosthodon Schwägr. 1823
plant genus in the funariaceae family
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Aulacomnium turgidum (Mountain Groove Moss) (Wahlenb.) Schwägr. 1827
plant species in the aulacomniaceae family
Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland. It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since. The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre). Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline
Anoectangium Schwägr. 1811
plant genus in the pottiaceae family
Anoectangium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Tetrodontium brownianum (Brown's Four-toothed Moss) (Dicks.) Schwägr. 1824
plant species in the tetraphidaceae family
Tetrodontium brownianum is a species of moss commonly known as Brown's tetrodontium moss or Brown's four-tooth moss. It is widely distributed. In North America it is found in Washington state and British Columbia on the west coast and from Newfoundland to Ohio to the east. It is also present in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom as well as Japan, New Zealand and Chile. It is named after Robert Brown, the Scottish botanist who first discovered the plant growing at Roslin near Edinburgh in the late 18th century whilst still a student. The plant
Mnium spinosum (Spinosum Calcareous Moss) (Voit) Schwägr. 1816
plant species in the mniaceae family
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Leucodon Schwägr. 1816
plant genus in the leucodontaceae family
Leucodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Leucodontaceae. The genus was first described by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in 1816. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Dicranum elongatum (Broom-moss) Schleich. ex Schwägr. 1811
plant species in the dicranaceae family
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Tortula mucronifolia (Mucronate Screw Moss) Schwägr. 1811
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Grimmia incurva (Black Grimmia) Schwägr. 1811
plant species in the grimmiaceae family
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Syrrhopodon Schwägr. 1824
plant genus in the calymperaceae family
Syrrhopodon is a monophyletic genus of mosses in the family Calymperaceae. It is very similar to Calymperes. The two genera are primarily differentiated by the calyptra, which is dehiscent in Syrrhopodon and persistent in Calymperes.
Splachnum melanocaulon (Wahlenb.) Schwägr. 1823
endangered plant species in the splachnaceae family
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Orthodontium Schwägr. 1827
plant genus in the orthodontiaceae family
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Mnium lycopodioides (Clubmoss Thyme Moss) Schwägr. 1826
plant species in the mniaceae family
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Bruchia vogesiaca (Bruchia Moss) Nestl. ex Schwägr. 1824
plant species in the bruchiaceae family
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Actinodontium Schwägr. 1826
plant genus in the callicostaceae family
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Tetrodontium repandum (Small Four-toothed Moss) (Funck) Schwägr. 1824
plant species in the tetraphidaceae family
Tetrodontium repandum, the small four-tooth moss, is a moss in the family Tetraphidaceae. It is one of only two recognized species in the genus Tetrodontium, and is native to subalpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has been reported from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington state, Japan, and Europe.
Syrrhopodon prolifer (Syrrhopodon Moss) Schwägr. 1827
plant species in the calymperaceae family
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Rigodium Kunze ex Schwägr. 1844
plant genus in the lembophyllaceae family
Rigodium is a genus of mosses. Species in this genus are usually epiphytic or terrestrial, generally growing in moist forests. Rigodium has a disjunct distribution in the Americas and Africa, and its center of diversity, where all species occur, is in the Andes of central Chile. The genus has been placed in several different families, such as the Brachytheciaceae, Thuidiaceae and Rigodiaceae but molecular phylogenetics work support its placement in the Lembophyllaceae. Rigodium implexum is notable for developing mossballs that carpet the forest floor. These consist in single, highly branched
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