Status:
valid
Authors:
(Schwägr.) A. Jaeger
Source:
tro
Year:
1878
Citation Micro:
Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1876–77: 244 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 2: 310) 1878
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001174899
Common Names
- Toxarion Rigodium
- Rigodium toxarion
- Toxarion Rigodion
Uses & Benefits
Rigodium toxarion 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.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Rigodium toxarion var. robustum (Broth.) Zomlefer
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flowers of Rigodium toxarion 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.
Cultivation and Propagation
Rigodium toxarion 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 toxarion
Rigodium toxarion 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,