Status:
valid
Authors:
Hampe
Source:
tro
Year:
1844
Citation Micro:
Icon. Musc. 20 1844
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001182657
Common Names
- Macromitrium cuspidatum
- Cuspidate Moss
- Moss of Cuspidation
Uses & Benefits
Macromitrium cuspidatum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used in the production of paper and textiles.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Macromitrium cuspidatum var. gracile Dixon ex E.B. Bartram
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Macromitrium cuspidatum has small, white flowers with yellow anthers. Its seeds are small and dark brown. The seedlings are small and have a single, narrow leaf.
Where to Find Macromitrium cuspidatum
Macromitrium cuspidatum can be found in moist and shady habitats in the Northern Hemisphere, including North America, Europe, and Asia.
Species in the Macromitrium genus
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,
Macromitrium grossirete,
Macromitrium guatemalense,
Macromitrium gymnostomum,
Macromitrium handelii,
Macromitrium harrisi,
Macromitrium helmsii,
Macromitrium hemitrichodes,
Macromitrium herzogii,
Macromitrium heterodictyon,
Macromitrium hildebrandtii,
Macromitrium holomitrioides,
Macromitrium hornschuchii,
Macromitrium huigrense,
Macromitrium hymenostomum,
Macromitrium incurvifolium,
Macromitrium involutifolium,
Macromitrium japonicum,
Macromitrium krausei,
Macromitrium laevigatum,
Macromitrium lanceolatum,
Macromitrium laosianum,
Macromitrium lauterbachii,
Macromitrium leprieurii,
Macromitrium leratii,
Macromitrium ligulaefolium,
Macromitrium ligulare,
Macromitrium liliputanum,
Macromitrium lonchomitrioides,
Macromitrium longicaule,
Macromitrium longifolium,
Macromitrium longipes,
Macromitrium longipilum,
Macromitrium longirostre,
Macromitrium lorifolium,
Macromitrium macrocomoides,
Macromitrium macrosporum,
Macromitrium macrothele,
Macromitrium marginatum,
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,