Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Genus:
Species:
linearifolia
ID:
1196540

Status:
valid

Authors:
S.H. Lin

Source:
tro

Year:
1988

Citation Micro:
Yushania 5: 26 1988

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001195878

Common Names

  • Barbella linearifolia
  • Linearifolia's Barbella
  • Linearifolia's Moss

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Uses & Benefits

Barbella linearifolia is used as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage. It is also used as a ground cover in gardens and is known to be a good soil stabilizer.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Barbella linearifolia has small white flowers with four petals and four sepals. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings have a single cotyledon and two small, oval leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Barbella linearifolia is a terrestrial moss that can be propagated by division or by spores. It prefers moist, shady conditions and can be grown in a potting mix of peat, sand, and perlite. It is best to water the moss with distilled or rainwater and fertilize it with a liquid fertilizer every few weeks. It can also be grown outdoors in a shady, moist area.

Where to Find Barbella linearifolia

Barbella linearifolia is found in Japan and Taiwan.

Species in the Meteoriaceae family

Duthiella flaccida, Duthiella formosana, Duthiella speciosissima, Duthiella wallichii, Duthiella declinata, Aerobryidium aureonitens, Aerobryidium crispifolium, Aerobryidium filamentosum, Aerobryidium laosiense, Aerobryidium levieri, Aerobryidium indicum, Aerobryopsis capensis, Aerobryopsis cochlearifolia, Aerobryopsis deflexa, Aerobryopsis leptosigmata, Aerobryopsis membranacea, Aerobryopsis parisii, Aerobryopsis pulchricoma, Aerobryopsis striatula, Aerobryopsis subdivergens, Aerobryopsis subleptostigmata, Aerobryopsis vitiana, Aerobryopsis cirrifolia, Aerobryopsis fuscescens, Aerobryopsis aristifolia, Aerobryopsis yunnanensis, Aerobryopsis longissima, Aerobryopsis bauerae, Aerobryopsis eravikulamensis, Barbella angustifolia, Barbella turgida, Barbella capillaris, Barbella compressiramea, Barbella futunensis, Barbella horridula, Barbella kurzii, Barbella perpinnata, Barbella rufifolia, Barbella tenax, Barbella biformis, Barbella chrysonema, Barbella eusebii, Barbella minuta, Barbella linearifolia, Barbellopsis macroblasta, Barbellopsis trichophora, Barbellopsis conferva, Chrysocladium retrorsum, Cryptopapillaria feae, Cryptopapillaria chrysoclada,

References

Shan Hsiung Lin (b.1942): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'S.H.Lin' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35184283: Based on data supplied by Bryonames