Status:
valid
Authors:
(Brid.) Grout
Source:
tro
Year:
1928
Citation Micro:
Moss Fl. N. Amer. 3: 12 1928
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001170975
Common Names
- Stoloniferum Pseudisothecium
- Stoloniferum Pseudisothecium
- Stoloniferum False Moss
Description
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum (also called Stoloniferous Moss, among many other common names) is a small moss native to Europe, Asia, and North America. It has small, bright green leaves that are arranged in a star-like pattern and have a velvety texture. It is found in moist, shady areas such as forests and meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum has been used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. Its leaves can be used to make a tea that is said to have a calming effect. It is also said to have medicinal properties and can be used to treat skin conditions and digestive issues.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum has small white flowers with four petals and a yellow centre. The seeds are small and black and the seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.
Where to Find Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum is found in tropical and subtropical moist forests in India.
Species in the Pseudisothecium genus
Species in the Lembophyllaceae family
Bestia longipes,
Camptochaete novae-zeelandiae,
Camptochaete angustata,
Camptochaete arbuscula,
Camptochaete deflexa,
Camptochaete excavata,
Camptochaete leichardtii,
Camptochaete porotrichoides,
Camptochaete pulvinata,
Camptochaete subporotrichoides,
Camptochaete fallax,
Camptochaete curvata,
Camptochaete dendroclada,
Camptochaete monolina,
Dolichomitriopsis crenulata,
Dolichomitriopsis diversiformis,
Dolichomitriopsis obtusifolia,
Dolichomitriopsis sasaokae,
Dolichomitriopsis cherdantsevae,
Fallaciella gracilis,
Fallaciella robusta,
Fifea aciphylla,
Isothecium algarvicum,
Isothecium ceylonense,
Isothecium mertensii,
Isothecium rigidissimum,
Isothecium semitortum,
Isothecium sprucei,
Isothecium trichocladon,
Isothecium alopecuroides,
Isothecium nervosum,
Lembophyllum divulsum,
Lembophyllum clandestinum,
Neobarbella comes,
Pilotrichella cuspidans,
Pilotrichella flexilis,
Pilotrichella mascarenica,
Pilotrichella mauiensis,
Pilotrichella phyllogonioides,
Pilotrichella pseudoimbricata,
Pilotrichella ragazzii,
Pilotrichella reesei,
Pilotrichella vermiformis,
Pilotrichella debilinervis,
Tripterocladium leucocladulum,
Weymouthia cochlearifolia,
Weymouthia mollis,
Weymouthia barbelloides,
Mawenzhangia thamnobryoides,
Nogopterium beyrichianum,