Bryum challaense - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
Broth.
Source:
tro
Year:
1916
Citation Micro:
Biblioth. Bot. 87: 84 1916
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001156405
Common Names
- Bryum challaense
- Challa Bryum Moss
- Challa Hair-cap Moss
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Bryum challaense (also called Challa Bryum, among many other common names) is a small moss species that is native to South America. It typically grows in moist, shady areas such as woodlands, meadows, and along streams.
Uses & Benefits
Bryum challaense is often used as a decorative plant in gardens, as it is attractive and easy to grow. It can also be used to create a natural mulch, as it helps to retain moisture in the soil and prevent weeds from growing.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Bryum challaense has small, yellow-green flowers that are arranged in clusters. The seeds are tiny and black in color. Seedlings are small, with a single leaf and a few short, white hairs.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Cultivation and propagation of Bryum challaense is best done in moist, shaded areas with acidic soil. It can be propagated by division or from spores. Spores should be sown on a moist, sterile medium and kept in a warm, humid environment until germination occurs.
Where to Find Bryum challaense
Bryum challaense can be found in India.
Species in the Bryum genus
Bryum microimbricatum, Bryum richardsii, Bryum acuminatissimum, Bryum afrocalophyllum, Bryum alandense, Bryum albopulvinatum, Bryum albulum, Bryum altaicum, Bryum amblyacis, Bryum amentirameum, Bryum anomodon, Bryum apalodictyoides, Bryum arachnoideum, Bryum argenteum, Bryum argentisetum, Bryum atrovirens, Bryum auratum, Bryum austroturbinatum, Bryum baeuerlenii, Bryum billetii, Bryum blindii, Bryum botterii, Bryum bourgeanum, Bryum brachycladulum, Bryum brasiliense, Bryum brevicoma, Bryum bulbiferum, Bryum bulbigerum, Bryum bulbillicaule, Bryum bullosum, Bryum campoanum, Bryum campylopodioides, Bryum capillatum, Bryum capituliforme, Bryum carbonicola, Bryum challaense, Bryum chryseum, Bryum cognatum, Bryum colombi, Bryum coloradense, Bryum conoideo-operculatum, Bryum crassimucronatum, Bryum cristatum, Bryum crozetense, Bryum deciduum, Bryum defractum, Bryum delitescens, Bryum depressum, Bryum diaphanum, Bryum dimorphum,
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
Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (1849-1929): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Broth.' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35117165: Based on data supplied by Bryonames