Paul L. Redfearn, Jr. version 3 Plants in small to large cushions, white to pale green, glaucous, grayish or pale brown.
Stems erect, branching, central strand absent or poorly developed.
Seta terminal, straight. Calyptra cucullate or mitrate, smooth, rarely fringed at base. Genera 8, species ca. Species of Leucobryaceae are characterized by plants with thick, whitish leaves consisting mostly of an expanded costa and a narrow basal lamina. The actual number of genera in this family is uncertain.