Kingdom:
Phylum:
Dicranidae
Order:
Grimmiales
Species:
patagonicum
ID:
1212641

Status:
valid

Authors:
Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra

Source:
tro

Year:
2003

Citation Micro:
J. Bryol. 25: 181. f. 1–3 2003

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001211979



Common Names

  • Racomitrium patagonicum
  • Patagonian Racomitrium
  • Cushion Moss


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Description

Racomitrium patagonicum (also called Patagonian moss, among many other common names) is a species of moss in the family Grimmiaceae. It is found in the southern regions of South America, including Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. It grows in humid, shady places, such as forests and meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Racomitrium patagonicum is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating a variety of ailments, including fever, headache, and digestive problems. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Racomitrium patagonicum has small, yellow-green flowers with four petals and a single stigma. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two small, rounded cotyledons.

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Where to Find Racomitrium patagonicum

Racomitrium patagonicum can be found in Patagonia, South America.

Species in the Grimmiaceae family

Bucklandiella shevockii, Bucklandiella allanfifei, Bucklandiella pycnotricha, Bucklandiella elegans, Bucklandiella angustissima, Bucklandiella depressa, Bucklandiella dichelymoides, Bucklandiella subcrispipila, Bucklandiella crumiana, Bucklandiella araucana, Bucklandiella affinis, Bucklandiella afoninae, Bucklandiella albipilifera, Bucklandiella angustifolia, Bucklandiella brevipes, Bucklandiella compactula, Bucklandiella crispipila, Bucklandiella cucullatula, Bucklandiella cucullatifolia, Bucklandiella cylindropyxis, Bucklandiella decurrens, Bucklandiella didyma, Bucklandiella elliptica, Bucklandiella emersa, Bucklandiella fuscescens, Bucklandiella fuscolutea, Bucklandiella gracillima, Bucklandiella grimmioides, Bucklandiella heterosticha, Bucklandiella heterostichoides, Bucklandiella himalayana, Bucklandiella joseph-hookeri, Bucklandiella laeta, Bucklandiella lamprocarpa, Bucklandiella lawtonae, Bucklandiella lepervanchei, Bucklandiella lusitanica, Bucklandiella macounii, Bucklandiella membranacea, Bucklandiella microcarpa, Bucklandiella minuta, Bucklandiella nitidula, Bucklandiella obesa, Bucklandiella obtusa, Bucklandiella occidentalis, Bucklandiella ochracea, Bucklandiella orthotrichacea, Bucklandiella pachydictyon, Bucklandiella vulcanicola, Bucklandiella pacifica,

References

Ryszard Ochyra (b.1949): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Ochyra' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35214400: Based on data supplied by Bryonames