Kingdom:
Phylum:
Dicranidae
Order:
Dicranales
Species:
minutum
ID:
1187736

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Mitt.) I.G. Stone & G.A.M. Scott

Source:
tro

Year:
1973

Citation Micro:
J. Bryol. 7: 603 1973

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001187074

Common Names

  • Eccremidium minutum
  • Minutum Eccremidium
  • Minutum Moss

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Description

Eccremidium minutum (also called Eccremidium minutum, among many other common names) is a moss species found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a small plant with a single, upright stem and a single, erect leaf. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North America and can be found in moist, shady habitats such as woodlands and forests.

Uses & Benefits

Eccremidium minutum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It has a long flowering period and is drought tolerant.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Eccremidium minutum has small, yellow-green flowers with a single pistil and three stamens. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings are small and green.

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Where to Find Eccremidium minutum

Eccremidium minutum is native to Australia.

Species in the Dicranellaceae family

Bryotestua brevicuspis, Bryotestua longicuspis, Campylopodium lineare, Campylopodium phascoides, Campylopodium euchlorum, Campylopodium capillaceum, Dicranella elegans, Dicranella fontana, Dicranella acroclada, Dicranella affinis, Dicranella alpina, Dicranella amplexans, Dicranella angustifolia, Dicranella apolensis, Dicranella apophysatula, Dicranella argentinica, Dicranella ascensionica, Dicranella aulacocarpa, Dicranella austro-sinensis, Dicranella baileyana, Dicranella barbensis, Dicranella barnesii, Dicranella bicolor, Dicranella boliviana, Dicranella borbonica, Dicranella brachyangia, Dicranella brachyblepharis, Dicranella breviseta, Dicranella caldensis, Dicranella callosa, Dicranella cameruniae, Dicranella campylophylla, Dicranella cerviculata, Dicranella circinata, Dicranella coarctata, Dicranella consimilis, Dicranella cratericola, Dicranella crinalis, Dicranella crispa, Dicranella densifolia, Dicranella dietrichiae, Dicranella dilatatinervis, Dicranella ditissima, Dicranella ditrichoides, Dicranella divaricata, Dicranella divaricatula, Dicranella dussii, Dicranella elata, Dicranella erectotheca, Dicranella euryphylla,

References

William Campbell Steere (1907-1989): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Steere' in the authors string.
William Mitten (1819-1906): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Mitt.' in the authors string.
George Anderson Macdonald Scott (1933-1998): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'G.A.M.Scott' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35169719: Based on data supplied by Bryonames