Status:
valid
Authors:
Thwaites & Mitt.
Source:
tro
Year:
1873
Citation Micro:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 321 1873
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001162873
Common Names
- Plagiothecium subglaucum
- Subglaucum Moss
- Subglaucum Plagiothecium
Uses & Benefits
Plagiothecium subglaucum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in shady areas. It is also used to make herbal teas and is known to have medicinal properties.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Plagiothecium subglaucum has small, pale green flowers with 6 petals that are arranged in a star-like shape. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and light green.
Cultivation and Propagation
Plagiothecium subglaucum can be propagated by division of the rhizomes in spring or early summer. It can also be propagated from spores, which should be sown as soon as they are ripe in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Where to Find Plagiothecium subglaucum
Plagiothecium subglaucum can be found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Species in the Plagiothecium genus
Plagiothecium berggrenianum,
Plagiothecium ceylonense,
Plagiothecium cochleatum,
Plagiothecium curvifolium,
Plagiothecium denticulatum,
Plagiothecium entodontella,
Plagiothecium formosicum,
Plagiothecium georgicoantarcticum,
Plagiothecium herzogii,
Plagiothecium laetum,
Plagiothecium lamprostachys,
Plagiothecium lancifolium,
Plagiothecium latebricola,
Plagiothecium lonchochaete,
Plagiothecium lucidum,
Plagiothecium mildbraedii,
Plagiothecium monbuttoviae,
Plagiothecium neckeroideum,
Plagiothecium nemorale,
Plagiothecium nitens,
Plagiothecium nitidifolium,
Plagiothecium novogranatense,
Plagiothecium obtusissimum,
Plagiothecium orthocarpum,
Plagiothecium ovalifolium,
Plagiothecium perminutum,
Plagiothecium platycladum,
Plagiothecium platyphyllum,
Plagiothecium shinii,
Plagiothecium subglaucum,
Plagiothecium succulentum,
Plagiothecium undulatum,
Plagiothecium vesiculariopsis,
Plagiothecium tjuzenii,
Plagiothecium falklandicum,
Plagiothecium cavifolium,
Plagiothecium euryphyllum,
Plagiothecium cordifolium,
Plagiothecium svalbardense,
Plagiothecium shevockii,
Plagiothecium japonicum,
Plagiothecium simonovii,
Plagiothecium draytonii,
Plagiothecium longisetum,
Plagiothecium novae-seelandiae,
Plagiothecium bellirete,
Plagiothecium conostegium,
Plagiothecium decoratum,
Plagiothecium subantarcticum,
Plagiothecium talbotii,
Species in the Plagiotheciaceae family
Orthothecium ovicarpum,
Orthothecium acuminatum,
Orthothecium chryseum,
Orthothecium intricatum,
Orthothecium lapponicum,
Orthothecium rufescens,
Orthothecium schlagintweitii,
Orthothecium strictum,
Orthothecium hyalopiliferum,
Orthothecium brunnescens,
Orthothecium remotifolium,
Orthothecium retroflexum,
Orthothecium sibiricum,
Herzogiella cylindricarpa,
Herzogiella perrobusta,
Herzogiella renitens,
Herzogiella seligeri,
Herzogiella striatella,
Herzogiella turfacea,
Herzogiella letestui,
Isopterygiopsis muelleriana,
Isopterygiopsis catagonioides,
Plagiothecium berggrenianum,
Plagiothecium ceylonense,
Plagiothecium cochleatum,
Plagiothecium curvifolium,
Plagiothecium denticulatum,
Plagiothecium entodontella,
Plagiothecium formosicum,
Plagiothecium georgicoantarcticum,
Plagiothecium herzogii,
Plagiothecium laetum,
Plagiothecium lamprostachys,
Plagiothecium lancifolium,
Plagiothecium latebricola,
Plagiothecium lonchochaete,
Plagiothecium lucidum,
Plagiothecium mildbraedii,
Plagiothecium monbuttoviae,
Plagiothecium neckeroideum,
Plagiothecium nemorale,
Plagiothecium nitens,
Plagiothecium nitidifolium,
Plagiothecium novogranatense,
Plagiothecium obtusissimum,
Plagiothecium orthocarpum,
Plagiothecium ovalifolium,
Plagiothecium perminutum,
Plagiothecium platycladum,
Plagiothecium platyphyllum,