Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Species:
wulfsbergii
ID:
1194796

Status:
valid

Authors:
I. Hagen

Source:
tro

Year:
1909

Citation Micro:
Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1908(9): 74 1909

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001194134

Common Names

  • Heterocladium Wulfsbergii
  • Wulfsbergii Moss
  • Wulfsbergii Heterocladium

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Description

Heterocladium wulfsbergii (also called Wulfsberg's Heterocladium, among many other common names) is a small moss species with an erect habit and a yellow-fruited capsule. It is native to North America, Europe and Asia, and is typically found in moist, shady habitats.

Uses & Benefits

Heterocladium wulfsbergii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in moist, shady areas. It is also used to stabilize soils in areas prone to erosion.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Heterocladium wulfsbergii has small, yellow flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a single cotyledon.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Heterocladium wulfsbergii is a small, tufted moss that can be propagated by division of the tufts. Cultivation is best done in moist, shady areas in acidic soils. The moss prefers moist, but not waterlogged, soils and can tolerate some drought.

Where to Find Heterocladium wulfsbergii

Heterocladium wulfsbergii can be found in moist, shady, and acidic habitats in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Species in the Lembophyllaceae family

Bestia longipes, Camptochaete novae-zeelandiae, Camptochaete angustata, Camptochaete arbuscula, Camptochaete deflexa, Camptochaete excavata, Camptochaete leichardtii, Camptochaete porotrichoides, Camptochaete pulvinata, Camptochaete subporotrichoides, Camptochaete fallax, Camptochaete curvata, Camptochaete dendroclada, Camptochaete monolina, Dolichomitriopsis crenulata, Dolichomitriopsis diversiformis, Dolichomitriopsis obtusifolia, Dolichomitriopsis sasaokae, Dolichomitriopsis cherdantsevae, Fallaciella gracilis, Fallaciella robusta, Fifea aciphylla, Isothecium algarvicum, Isothecium ceylonense, Isothecium mertensii, Isothecium rigidissimum, Isothecium semitortum, Isothecium sprucei, Isothecium trichocladon, Isothecium alopecuroides, Isothecium nervosum, Lembophyllum divulsum, Lembophyllum clandestinum, Neobarbella comes, Pilotrichella cuspidans, Pilotrichella flexilis, Pilotrichella mascarenica, Pilotrichella mauiensis, Pilotrichella phyllogonioides, Pilotrichella pseudoimbricata, Pilotrichella ragazzii, Pilotrichella reesei, Pilotrichella vermiformis, Pilotrichella debilinervis, Tripterocladium leucocladulum, Weymouthia cochlearifolia, Weymouthia mollis, Weymouthia barbelloides, Mawenzhangia thamnobryoides, Nogopterium beyrichianum,

References

Ingebrigt Hagen (1852-1917): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'I.Hagen' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35181900: Based on data supplied by Bryonames