Kingdom:
Phylum:
Marchantiidae
Order:
Marchantiales
Genus:
Species:
heteroflora
ID:
1204377

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Steph.) H.A. Mill.

Source:
tro

Year:
1981

Citation Micro:
Phytologia 47: 320 1981

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001203715

Common Names

  • Asterella heteroflora
  • Heteroflorous Asterella
  • Heteroflorous Star-Moss

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Description

Asterella heteroflora (also called Variable-flowered Asterella, among many other common names) is a small, yellow-green plant native to the Himalayan region. It grows in moist, shady areas, and is characterized by its small, yellow-green capsules.

Uses & Benefits

Asterella heteroflora is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as an aquarium plant in aquascaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Asterella heteroflora has small, yellow-green flowers with a single pistil and six stamens. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings are small and green.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Asterella heteroflora is a small, terrestrial liverwort that grows in moist, shady places. It can be propagated by spores or by division of the thallus. The spores should be sown on a moist, sterile medium and kept in a warm, humid environment. Division of the thallus can be done by carefully separating the thallus into two or more parts and replanting them in a moist, shady environment.

Where to Find Asterella heteroflora

Asterella heteroflora can be found in the temperate regions of India, Nepal, and Bhutan.

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

Harvey Alfred Miller (1928-2020): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'H.A.Mill.' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35203257: Based on data supplied by Bryonames