Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hypnanae
Order:
Hypnales
Genus:
Species:
tamarix
ID:
1175560

Status:
valid

Authors:
Müll. Hal.

Source:
tro

Year:
1897

Citation Micro:
Hedwigia 36: 139 1897

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001174898



Common Names

  • Tamarix Rigodium
  • Rigodium tamarix
  • Tamarix Rigodion


Searching for Rigodium tamarix? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Uses & Benefits

Rigodium tamarix is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in rock gardens. It is also used to stabilize soil on slopes and embankments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Rigodium tamarix are small, white and star-shaped. The seeds are small, dark brown and oval-shaped. The seedlings are small and have a single, long, narrow leaf.

Searching for Rigodium tamarix? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Cultivation and Propagation

Rigodium tamarix can be propagated by seed, cuttings, or division. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil mix and kept moist. Cuttings should be taken from healthy, mature plants and rooted in a moist soil mix. Division is best done in the spring or early summer when the plant is actively growing. The plant should be carefully dug up and divided into smaller clumps, which can then be replanted.

Where to Find Rigodium tamarix

Rigodium tamarix can be found in Chile and Argentina.

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,

References

Karl Müller (1818-1899): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Müll.Hal.' in the authors string.
The Bryophyte Nomenclator: Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Tropicos record: 35149049: Based on data supplied by Bryonames