Kingdom:
Phylum:
Bryanae
Order:
Bryales
Family:
Species:
exoticosporum
ID:
1204755

Status:
valid

Authors:
B.H. Allen

Source:
tro

Year:
1998

Citation Micro:
Novon 8: 109. f. 2a–i 1998

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001204093

Common Names

  • Brachymenium Exoticosporum
  • Exoticosporum Moss
  • Exoticosporum Brachymenium

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Description

Brachymenium exoticosporum (also called Exotic Spore Moss, among many other common names) is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family. It is found in Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist and shady places, such as on wet rocks, tree trunks, and moist soil. It has a thin, leafy thallus with a greenish-brown color and a smooth texture.

Uses & Benefits

Brachymenium exoticosporum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and for landscaping. It is also used to stabilize soils on slopes and in wetlands.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Brachymenium exoticosporum is a small yellow cup-shaped flower with six petals. The seed is a small black seed with a hard outer shell. The seedlings are small, round, and green with two leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Brachymenium exoticosporum can be propagated by spores or by division of the plants. Cultivation is best done in a moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade.

Where to Find Brachymenium exoticosporum

Brachymenium exoticosporum can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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,

References

Bruce H. Allen (b.1952): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'B.H.Allen' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35203787: Based on data supplied by Bryonames