Status:
valid
Authors:
Sw.
Source:
tro
Year:
1801
Citation Micro:
Monthly Rev. 34: 538 1801
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001189504
Common Names
- Pumilum Orthotrichum
- Common Orthotrichum
- Orthotrichum Moss
Uses & Benefits
Orthotrichum pumilum is used in the production of paper and also as a soil stabilizer.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Orthotrichum pumilum has small white flowers with a yellow center. The seeds are small, black and round in shape. The seedlings are small and have a single, upright stem.
Where to Find Orthotrichum pumilum
Orthotrichum pumilum is native to temperate regions of Europe and North America.
Species in the Orthotrichum genus
Orthotrichum dagestanicum,
Orthotrichum pilosissimum,
Orthotrichum mazimpakanum,
Orthotrichum denticulatum,
Orthotrichum hooglandii,
Orthotrichum sharpii,
Orthotrichum flowersii,
Orthotrichum aequatoreum,
Orthotrichum alpestre,
Orthotrichum anomalum,
Orthotrichum assimile,
Orthotrichum atratum,
Orthotrichum bartramii,
Orthotrichum bicolor,
Orthotrichum callistomum,
Orthotrichum calvum,
Orthotrichum canum,
Orthotrichum columbicum,
Orthotrichum compactum,
Orthotrichum consimile,
Orthotrichum consobrinum,
Orthotrichum crassifolium,
Orthotrichum crenatoerosum,
Orthotrichum crenulatum,
Orthotrichum diaphanum,
Orthotrichum erpodiaceum,
Orthotrichum erubescens,
Orthotrichum euryphyllum,
Orthotrichum hallii,
Orthotrichum heteromallum,
Orthotrichum hybridum,
Orthotrichum ibukiense,
Orthotrichum leikipiae,
Orthotrichum leiothecium,
Orthotrichum lescurii,
Orthotrichum letourneuxii,
Orthotrichum liliputanum,
Orthotrichum malacothecium,
Orthotrichum meyenianum,
Orthotrichum microcarpum,
Orthotrichum obtusatum,
Orthotrichum ohioense,
Orthotrichum pallens,
Orthotrichum patens,
Orthotrichum pellucidum,
Orthotrichum penicillatum,
Orthotrichum philibertii,
Orthotrichum pulchellum,
Orthotrichum pumilum,
Orthotrichum pungens,
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,