Status:
valid
Authors:
Broth.
Source:
tro
Year:
1897
Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 266 1897
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001146965
Common Names
- Taxithelium leptopunctatum
- Leptopunctatum Taxithelium
- Taxithelium
Description
Taxithelium leptopunctatum (also called Leptopunctate Taxithelium, among many other common names) is a species of moss in the family Hypnaceae. It is found in Europe and North America. It grows in moist, shady places, such as forests and meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Taxithelium leptopunctatum is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever, colds, and headaches. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens, and its leaves can be used to make a tea.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Taxithelium leptopunctatum is yellow and bell-shaped. The seed is small and black. The seedlings are thin and light green.
Where to Find Taxithelium leptopunctatum
Taxithelium leptopunctatum is native to the southeastern United States, from Texas to Florida and north to Virginia. It can be found in wet, sandy soils in open woods, along streambanks, and in wet meadows.
Species in the Taxithelium genus
Taxithelium afroacuminulatum,
Taxithelium andongense,
Taxithelium annandii,
Taxithelium capillipes,
Taxithelium chloropterum,
Taxithelium concavum,
Taxithelium confusum,
Taxithelium epapillosum,
Taxithelium glaucovirens,
Taxithelium gottscheanum,
Taxithelium guineense,
Taxithelium homalophyllum,
Taxithelium impellucidum,
Taxithelium instratum,
Taxithelium isocladum,
Taxithelium juruense,
Taxithelium kerianum,
Taxithelium kuilui,
Taxithelium laeviusculum,
Taxithelium leptopunctatum,
Taxithelium leptosigmatum,
Taxithelium levieri,
Taxithelium liukiuense,
Taxithelium magnum,
Taxithelium microthamnioides,
Taxithelium neo-caledonicum,
Taxithelium nepalense,
Taxithelium pluripunctatum,
Taxithelium oblongifolium,
Taxithelium inerme,
Taxithelium planissimum,
Taxithelium planum,
Taxithelium polyandrum,
Taxithelium portoricense,
Taxithelium pseudoamoenum,
Taxithelium ramivagum,
Taxithelium rhaphidostegioides,
Taxithelium rotundatulum,
Taxithelium schmidtii,
Taxithelium spathulifolium,
Taxithelium stenosekos,
Taxithelium subandinum,
Taxithelium subrotundatulum,
Taxithelium subsimilans,
Taxithelium sumatranum,
Taxithelium tenuisetum,
Taxithelium tongense,
Taxithelium uematsui,
Taxithelium ventrifolium,
Taxithelium vernieri,
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,