Status:
valid
Authors:
(Müll. Hal.) Paris
Source:
tro
Year:
1898
Citation Micro:
Index Bryol. 1140 1898
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001174877
Common Names
- Brachypodium Rigodium
- Rigodium brachypodium
- Short-Stemmed Rigodium
Uses & Benefits
Rigodium brachypodium is used as a soil stabilizer and for erosion control. It is also used as a ground cover and for landscaping purposes.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Rigodium brachypodium is small and inconspicuous, with a single yellowish-green petal. The seed is a small, round, black seed. The seedling is a small, upright plant with a single stem and small, round leaves.
Where to Find Rigodium brachypodium
Rigodium brachypodium can be found in Chile and Argentina.
Species in the Rigodium 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,