Kingdom:
Phylum:
Marchantiidae
Order:
Marchantiales
Genus:
Species:
grollei
ID:
1205263

Status:
valid

Authors:
D.G. Long

Source:
tro

Year:
1999

Citation Micro:
Bryologist 102: 169. f. 1–3 1999

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001204601

Common Names

  • Asterella
  • Grollei
  • Grollei Liverwort

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Description

Asterella grollei (also called Grolle's Asterella, among many other common names) is a species of moss found in North America, Central America, and South America. It is a small, cushion-forming moss with a short stem and a single, erect, leafy branch. It grows in moist, shady habitats, such as in the understory of forests.

Uses & Benefits

Asterella grollei is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover for slopes and banks.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Asterella grollei has small, yellow-green flowers that are borne in clusters on short stalks. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two, upright leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Asterella grollei is a small, perennial, evergreen liverwort. It is found in moist, shady places in temperate and tropical regions. It can be propagated by dividing the plant into small pieces and replanting them in moist, shady soil. It can also be propagated by spore germination. The spores should be sown on a moist, sterile, fine-grained soil and kept in a warm, humid environment.

Where to Find Asterella grollei

Asterella grollei can be found in moist, shady areas in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Species in the Aytoniaceae family

Asterella bolanderi, Asterella californica, Asterella elegans, Asterella lindenbergiana, Asterella palmeri, Asterella saccata, Asterella tenella, Asterella echinella, Asterella venosa, Asterella muscicola, Asterella bachmannii, Asterella marginata, Asterella wilmsii, Asterella limbata, Asterella macropoda, Asterella khasiana, Asterella wallichiana, Asterella persica, Asterella dognyensis, Asterella dioica, Asterella heteroflora, Asterella longebarbata, Asterella tenerrima, Asterella chilensis, Asterella australis, Asterella grollei, Asterella drummondii, Asterella leptophylla, Asterella cruciata, Asterella blumeana, Asterella mussuriensis, Asterella africana, Asterella dissoluta, Asterella multiflora, Asterella pappii, Asterella syngenesica, Asterella tenera, Asterella tasmanica, Asterella setisquama, Asterella conocephala, Asterella whiteleggeana, Asterella muelleri, Asterella alpina, Asterella abyssinica, Asterella linearis, Asterella caucasica, Asterella dominicensis, Asterella innovans, Asterella lateralis, Asterella preussii,

References

David Geoffrey Long (b.1948): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'D.G.Long' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35204501: Based on data supplied by Bryonames