Status:
valid
Authors:
(Broth.) B.C. Tan, H.P. Ramsay & W.B. Schofield
Source:
tro
Year:
1996
Citation Micro:
Austral. Syst. Bot. 9: 324 1996
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001201697
Common Names
- Taxithelium muscicola
- Muscicola Taxithelium
- Muscicola Moss
Description
Taxithelium muscicola (also called Taxithelium muscicola, among many other common names) is a small moss species found in the Northern Hemisphere. It has a yellow-green to yellow-brown color and grows in tufts or mats. It is found in humid, shady habitats, such as in forests, on rocks, and in grasslands.
Uses & Benefits
Taxithelium muscicola is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used to create a natural habitat for wildlife.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Taxithelium muscicola has small, yellowish-green flowers that grow in clusters. Its seeds are small, round and black in color. The seedlings are small and dark green.
Cultivation and Propagation
Taxithelium muscicola can be propagated by spores or vegetative fragments. The spores can be collected from the sporophyte and sown in a moist, sterile medium. The vegetative fragments can be cut from the thallus and placed on a moist, sterile medium. The medium should be kept moist and in a shaded area. The plants will grow in a few weeks.
Where to Find Taxithelium muscicola
Taxithelium muscicola can be found in the tropical Andes of South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
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,