Status:
valid
Authors:
(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
Source:
tro
Year:
1875
Citation Micro:
Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1873–74: 140 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 1: 602) 1875
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001151502
Common Names
- Schmid's Anomobryum Moss
- Schmid Anomobryum Moss
- Schmid's Moss
Uses & Benefits
Anomobryum schmidii is used as a soil stabilizer and for erosion control. It can also be used as a mulch to help retain moisture in the soil and reduce weeds.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Anomobryum schmidii has small, yellow-green flowers with a single stamen. The seeds are small, brown and round, and the seedlings are small, green and have a single leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cultivation and propagation of Anomobryum schmidii can be done by sowing spores on a moistened soil surface, or by division of larger clumps. The spores should be sown in spring or early summer. Propagation by division can be done in spring or autumn. The divisions should be planted directly into their permanent positions.
Where to Find Anomobryum schmidii
Anomobryum schmidii can be found in North America, Central America, and South America.
Species in the Anomobryum genus
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,
Anomobryum tereticaule,
Anomobryum polysetum,
Anomobryum steerei,
Anomobryum minutirete,
Anomobryum drakensbergense,
Anomobryum concinnatum,
Anomobryum notarisii,
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,