Status:
valid
Authors:
Dixon
Source:
tro
Year:
1937
Citation Micro:
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 39: 792 1937
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001155776
Common Names
- Brotherella filiformis
- Filiform Brotherella
- Filiform Moss
Uses & Benefits
Brotherella filiformis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used for erosion control on slopes and banks.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Flower: small, yellow-green, in short spikes. Seed: small, dark brown. Seedlings: small, with a single cotyledon.
Where to Find Brotherella filiformis
Brotherella filiformis is found in tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Species in the Brotherella genus
Brotherella complanata,
Brotherella coreana,
Brotherella curvirostris,
Brotherella deplanatula,
Brotherella erythrocaulis,
Brotherella falcata,
Brotherella fauriei,
Brotherella filiformis,
Brotherella henonii,
Brotherella longipes,
Brotherella lorentziana,
Brotherella luzonensis,
Brotherella mercieri,
Brotherella nictans,
Brotherella propinqua,
Brotherella recurvans,
Brotherella subarcuata,
Brotherella yokohamae,
Brotherella canadensis,
Brotherella cuspidata,
Brotherella opaeodon,
Brotherella brasiliensis,
Species in the Pylaisiadelphaceae family
Gammiella pterogonioides,
Gammiella koningsbergeri,
Gammiella panchienii,
Hageniella assamica,
Hageniella isopterygioides,
Hageniella sikkimensis,
Hageniella micans,
Isopterygium affusum,
Isopterygium albescens,
Isopterygium ambreanum,
Isopterygium annamense,
Isopterygium antsihanakense,
Isopterygium antunesii,
Isopterygium applanatum,
Isopterygium aquaticum,
Isopterygium argillicola,
Isopterygium argyroleucum,
Isopterygium assamicum,
Isopterygium asymmetricum,
Isopterygium austrodenticulatum,
Isopterygium bancanum,
Isopterygium battakense,
Isopterygium baurii,
Isopterygium borneense,
Isopterygium brevicuspis,
Isopterygium brevisetum,
Isopterygium brownii,
Isopterygium byssaceum,
Isopterygium byssobolax,
Isopterygium candidulum,
Isopterygium chalarophyllum,
Isopterygium chryseolum,
Isopterygium citrinellum,
Isopterygium clerophilum,
Isopterygium combae,
Isopterygium complanatulum,
Isopterygium conangium,
Isopterygium congoanum,
Isopterygium courtoisii,
Isopterygium cratericola,
Isopterygium dewevrei,
Isopterygium elodes,
Isopterygium exiguum,
Isopterygium exile,
Isopterygium fallax,
Isopterygium filamentosum,
Isopterygium fissum,
Isopterygium fruticola,
Isopterygium gabonense,
Isopterygium gibbosulum,