Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Species:
alopecuroides
ID:
1186713

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Lam. ex Dubois) Isov.

Source:
tro

Year:
1981

Citation Micro:
Ann. Bot. Fenn. 18: 202 1981

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001186051

Common Names

  • Isothecium alopecuroides
  • Alopecuroides Isothecium
  • Fox-Tail Isothecium

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Description

Isothecium alopecuroides (also called Fox-Tail Isothecium, among many other common names) is a small moss species with a creeping habit. It is native to North America and grows in rocky areas, grasslands, and open woodlands.

Uses & Benefits

Isothecium alopecuroides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a soil stabilizer.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Isothecium alopecuroides has small, white flowers with three petals. Its seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are small, with three lobed leaves.

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Where to Find Isothecium alopecuroides

Isothecium alopecuroides can be found in North America, Europe, 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

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Lam.' in the authors string.
François Noel Alexandre Dubois (1752-1824): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Dubois' in the authors string.
Pekka Isoviita (1931-2016): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Isov.' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35167899: Based on data supplied by Bryonames