Status:
valid
Authors:
B.H. Allen
Source:
tro
Year:
1998
Citation Micro:
Novon 8: 107. f. 1a–h 1998
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001201526
Common Names
- Brachymenium debilinerve
- Debilinerve Brachymenium
- Debilinerve Moss
Description
Brachymenium debilinerve (also called Weak-nerve Brachymenium, among many other common names) is a small moss species with a yellow-green stem and leaves that are inversely lanceolate. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North America, and is found in moist and shady habitats.
Uses & Benefits
Brachymenium debilinerve is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a groundcover in landscaping.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Brachymenium debilinerve has small, yellow flowers and small, dark-brown seeds. The seedlings are small and dark-green in color.
Cultivation and Propagation
Brachymenium debilinerve is a small, evergreen, perennial liverwort that grows in a cushion-like form. It can be propagated by spore or by division of the thallus. To cultivate, use a soil-less medium such as a mixture of peat moss and sand. Place the plant in a bright, indirect light and keep the soil moist. It is best to water with distilled water or rainwater.
Where to Find Brachymenium debilinerve
Brachymenium debilinerve can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America.
Species in the Brachymenium genus
Brachymenium immarginatum,
Brachymenium abyssinicum,
Brachymenium angustatum,
Brachymenium apiculatum,
Brachymenium bryoides,
Brachymenium capitulatum,
Brachymenium consimile,
Brachymenium curvitheca,
Brachymenium dicranoides,
Brachymenium erubescens,
Brachymenium eurychelium,
Brachymenium fabronioides,
Brachymenium flexifolium,
Brachymenium fragile,
Brachymenium glaucum,
Brachymenium globirameum,
Brachymenium gracile,
Brachymenium klotzschii,
Brachymenium lanceolatum,
Brachymenium leptophyllum,
Brachymenium leucotrichum,
Brachymenium longicolle,
Brachymenium longidens,
Brachymenium madagassum,
Brachymenium magellanicum,
Brachymenium malachiticum,
Brachymenium melanopyxis,
Brachymenium meyenianum,
Brachymenium minutulum,
Brachymenium murale,
Brachymenium muricola,
Brachymenium myurella,
Brachymenium nepalense,
Brachymenium nietneri,
Brachymenium patulum,
Brachymenium pendulum,
Brachymenium peraristatum,
Brachymenium procerrimum,
Brachymenium radiculosum,
Brachymenium regnellii,
Brachymenium revolutum,
Brachymenium rigidum,
Brachymenium robertii,
Brachymenium rubricarpum,
Brachymenium saint-pierrei,
Brachymenium sinense,
Brachymenium spathidophyllum,
Brachymenium speciosum,
Brachymenium spirale,
Brachymenium spirifolium,
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,