Status:
valid
Authors:
Vitt
Source:
tro
Year:
1979
Citation Micro:
Bryologist 82: 16. f. 40–50, 52–60, 63, 65 1979
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001169495
Common Names
- Florschuetziella steerei
- Steere's Florschuetziella
- Steere Florschuetziella
Uses & Benefits
Florschuetziella steerei is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used to create a naturalistic look in rock gardens and can be used in containers.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Florschuetziella steerei has small, yellowish-green flowers and small, reddish-brown seeds. The seedlings are small and have a reddish-brown color.
Where to Find Florschuetziella steerei
Florschuetziella steerei can be found in the tropical regions of South America.
Species in the Florschuetziella genus
Species in the Orthotrichaceae family
Cardotiella appendiculata,
Cardotiella quinquefaria,
Cardotiella renauldii,
Cardotiella secunda,
Cardotiella subappendiculata,
Cardotiella elimbata,
Ceuthotheca cryptocarpa,
Desmotheca apiculata,
Desmotheca brachiata,
Florschuetziella steerei,
Florschuetziella scaberrima,
Groutiella tumidula,
Groutiella chimborazensis,
Groutiella apiculata,
Groutiella husnotii,
Groutiella macrorrhyncha,
Groutiella mucronifolia,
Groutiella subgoniorrhyncha,
Groutiella thraustophylla,
Groutiella tomentosa,
Groutiella wagneriana,
Groutiella obtusa,
Groutiella maracaibensis,
Groutiella reesei,
Groutiella tuberculata,
Leiomitrium plicatum,
Leratia neocaledonica,
Leratia obtusifolia,
Leratia exigua,
Macrocoma tenuis,
Macrocoma orthotrichoides,
Macrocoma abyssinica,
Macrocoma brasiliensis,
Macrocoma iwatsukii,
Macrocoma frigida,
Macrocoma gastonyi,
Macrocoma lycopodioides,
Macrocoma pulchella,
Macromitrium chloromitrium,
Macromitrium perreflexum,
Macromitrium onraedtii,
Macromitrium sharpii,
Macromitrium lomasense,
Macromitrium fusco-aureum,
Macromitrium galipense,
Macromitrium gigasporum,
Macromitrium glabratum,
Macromitrium globirameum,
Macromitrium gracile,
Macromitrium greenmanii,