Status:
valid
Authors:
(Besch.) Broth.
Source:
tro
Year:
1906
Citation Micro:
Nat. Pflanzenfam. I(3): 786. 587 1906
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001166713
Common Names
- Bushy Euptychium
- Euptychium
- Euptychium Dumosum
Description
Euptychium dumosum (also called Euptychium dumosum, among many other common names) is a species of moss found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a medium-sized moss with a yellowish-green to light green color. It grows in moist, shady habitats in temperate regions, usually in forests, on rocks, and in wet meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Euptychium dumosum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments such as fever, headache, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Euptychium dumosum has small, white flowers that are borne on short stems. The seeds are small and black. Seedlings are small and dark green.
Where to Find Euptychium dumosum
Euptychium dumosum can be found in Australia.
Species in the Euptychium genus
Species in the Ptychomniaceae family
Cladomnion ericoides,
Cladomniopsis crenato-obtusa,
Dichelodontium nitidum,
Endotrichellopsis laevifolia,
Euptychium piliferum,
Euptychium cuspidatum,
Euptychium dumosum,
Euptychium mucronatum,
Euptychium pungens,
Euptychium robustum,
Euptychium vitiense,
Garovaglia binsteadii,
Garovaglia brassii,
Garovaglia crispata,
Garovaglia eberhardtii,
Garovaglia robbinsii,
Garovaglia zantenii,
Garovaglia angustifolia,
Garovaglia aristata,
Garovaglia baeuerlenii,
Garovaglia compressa,
Garovaglia crispa,
Garovaglia elegans,
Garovaglia luzonensis,
Garovaglia plicata,
Garovaglia plumosa,
Garovaglia powellii,
Garovaglia setigera,
Garovaglia subelegans,
Garovaglia tortifolia,
Garovaglia mujuensis,
Glyphothecium sciuroides,
Hampeella alaris,
Hampeella pallens,
Hampeella concavifolia,
Ombronesus chilensis,
Ptychomniella ptychocarpon,
Ptychomnion aciculare,
Ptychomnion cygnisetum,
Ptychomnion densifolium,
Ptychomnion falcatulum,
Tetraphidopsis pusilla,
Glyphotheciopsis gracilis,