Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Genus:
Species:
minuta
ID:
1195705

Status:
valid

Authors:
Laz.

Source:
tro

Year:
1941

Citation Micro:
Bot. Žurn. (Kiev) 2(1): 87. f. 2 1941

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001195043

Common Names

  • Barbella minuta
  • Tiny Barbella
  • Minute Barbella

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Description

Barbella minuta (also called Minute Barbella, among many other common names) is a small moss with a yellowish-green color and a glossy sheen. It grows in tufts or mats and is native to North America, Europe, and Asia. It is commonly found in rocky areas, grasslands, and alpine meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Barbella minuta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in landscaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Barbella minuta has small, yellow flowers with four petals. Its seeds are small, dark and round. The seedlings are small and thin.

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Where to Find Barbella minuta

Barbella minuta is found in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.

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,