Status:
valid
Authors:
Salazar Allen
Source:
tro
Year:
1993
Citation Micro:
Bryophyt. Biblioth. 46: 74. f. 45–46, 174–195 1993
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001197545
Common Names
- Leucophanes milleri
- Miller's Leucophanes
- Miller's Moss
Description
Leucophanes milleri (also called Miller's Leucophanes, among many other common names) is a species of liverwort in the family Leucophanaceae. It is a small, yellow-green, thallose liverwort with a creeping stem and a flattened, fan-shaped thallus. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it grows in moist, shady habitats.
Uses & Benefits
Leucophanes milleri is used as a ground cover in rock gardens, and is drought tolerant. It can also be used to attract pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Leucophanes milleri has small, yellow-green flowers with four petals. Its seeds are small and round, and its seedlings have a single, oval-shaped leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Leucophanes milleri is an evergreen perennial that can be propagated by division or by seed. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It can be propagated by division in spring or by seed in spring or summer.
Where to Find Leucophanes milleri
Leucophanes milleri can be found in the wetland regions of Europe.
Species in the Leucophanes genus
Leucophanes angustifolium,
Leucophanes candidum,
Leucophanes glaucum,
Leucophanes hildebrandtii,
Leucophanes molleri,
Leucophanes octoblepharioides,
Leucophanes pucciniferum,
Leucophanes renauldii,
Leucophanes rodriguezii,
Leucophanes serratulum,
Leucophanes seychellarum,
Leucophanes unguiculatum,
Leucophanes vitianum,
Leucophanes milleri,
Species in the Calymperaceae family
Arthrocormus schimperi,
Calymperes robinsonii,
Calymperes rubiginosum,
Calymperes aeruginosum,
Calymperes afzelii,
Calymperes beccarii,
Calymperes boulayi,
Calymperes couguiense,
Calymperes crassinerve,
Calymperes erosum,
Calymperes fasciculatum,
Calymperes graeffeanum,
Calymperes guildingii,
Calymperes guineense,
Calymperes hispidum,
Calymperes levyanum,
Calymperes linearifolium,
Calymperes lonchophyllum,
Calymperes loucoubense,
Calymperes mangalorense,
Calymperes moluccense,
Calymperes motleyi,
Calymperes nanum,
Calymperes nicaraguense,
Calymperes othmeri,
Calymperes palisotii,
Calymperes pallidum,
Calymperes pintasii,
Calymperes platyloma,
Calymperes porrectum,
Calymperes pungens,
Calymperes schmidtii,
Calymperes serratum,
Calymperes smithii,
Calymperes strictifolium,
Calymperes subintegrum,
Calymperes subserratum,
Calymperes tahitense,
Calymperes tenerum,
Calymperes thomeanum,
Calymperes venezuelanum,
Calymperes bartramii,
Calymperes noakhalense,
Calymperes mitrafugax,
Calymperes boninense,
Calymperes norkettii,
Calymperes woodii,
Calymperes serratioides,
Exodictyon dentatum,
Exodictyon incrassatum,