Kingdom:
Phylum:
Bryanae
Order:
Bryales
Family:
Species:
sprucei
ID:
1148335

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Mitt.) A. Jaeger

Source:
tro

Year:
1875

Citation Micro:
Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1873–74: 110 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 1: 572) 1875

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001147673

Common Names

  • Acidodontium sprucei
  • Spruce's Acidodontium
  • Spruce's Moss

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Uses & Benefits

Acidodontium sprucei is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in shady areas. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headaches, and stomach ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Acidodontium sprucei is small, yellowish-green and has no petals. The seed is a small, dark brown nutlet. The seedlings are small, with a single leaf and a short stem.

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Where to Find Acidodontium sprucei

Acidodontium sprucei can be found in Europe.

Species in the Bryaceae family

Acidodontium exaltatum, Acidodontium heteroneuron, Acidodontium lonchotrachylon, Acidodontium longifolium, Acidodontium megalocarpum, Acidodontium pallidum, Acidodontium ramicola, Acidodontium rhamphostegium, Acidodontium seminerve, Acidodontium sprucei, Acidodontium subrotundum, Acidodontium trachyticola, Acidodontium integrifolium, Acidodontium lanceolatifolium, Anomobryum angustirete, Anomobryum brachymenioides, Anomobryum brachymeniopsis, Anomobryum bulbiferum, Anomobryum clavicaule, Anomobryum compressulum, Anomobryum conicum, Anomobryum cygnicollum, Anomobryum filinerve, Anomobryum humillimum, Anomobryum julaceum, Anomobryum laceratum, Anomobryum lusitanicum, Anomobryum nitidum, Anomobryum obtusatissimum, Anomobryum orbiculatum, Anomobryum pellucidum, Anomobryum perimbricatum, Anomobryum polymorphum, Anomobryum prostratum, Anomobryum pycnobaseum, Anomobryum robustum, Anomobryum schmidii, Anomobryum semiovatum, Anomobryum semireticulatum, Anomobryum soquense, Anomobryum subnitidum, Anomobryum werthii, Anomobryum yasudae, Anomobryum parvifolium, Anomobryum worthleyi, Anomobryum albo-imbricatum, Anomobryum hyalinum, Anomobryum ochianum, Anomobryum ochii, Anomobryum sharpii,

References

William Mitten (1819-1906): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Mitt.' in the authors string.
August Jaeger (1842-1877): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'A.Jaeger' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35102198: Based on data supplied by Bryonames