Status:
valid
Authors:
(Dozy & Molk.) M. Fleisch.
Source:
tro
Year:
1908
Citation Micro:
Musci Buitenzorg 3: 939. 163 1908
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001168154
Common Names
- Isothecium trichocladon
- Trichocladon Isothecium
- Trichocladon Moss
Uses & Benefits
Isothecium trichocladon is commonly used as a groundcover in gardens and landscaping. It is also used as a soil stabilizer, erosion control, and for decorative purposes.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Isothecium trichocladon is small and white, with five petals. The seed is small and black, and the seedlings are small and green.
Where to Find Isothecium trichocladon
Isothecium trichocladon can be found in the eastern United States, from New York to Florida and west to Texas.
Species in the Isothecium genus
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,