Status:
valid
Authors:
Dixon & Herzog
Source:
tro
Year:
1926
Citation Micro:
Hedwigia 66: 350 1926
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001180336
Common Names
- Auriculatum Moss
- Ear-Like Chaetomitrium Moss
- Ear-Like Chaetomitrium Moss
Uses & Benefits
Chaetomitrium auriculatum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments such as fever, stomachache, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Chaetomitrium auriculatum has small, yellow flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are thin and light green.
Where to Find Chaetomitrium auriculatum
Chaetomitrium auriculatum can be found in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Species in the Chaetomitrium genus
Chaetomitrium spuriosubtile,
Chaetomitrium sikkimense,
Chaetomitrium acanthocarpum,
Chaetomitrium aneitense,
Chaetomitrium auriculatum,
Chaetomitrium beccarii,
Chaetomitrium borbonicum,
Chaetomitrium borneense,
Chaetomitrium brassii,
Chaetomitrium callichrous,
Chaetomitrium ciliatum,
Chaetomitrium comorense,
Chaetomitrium confertum,
Chaetomitrium ctenidioides,
Chaetomitrium densum,
Chaetomitrium depressum,
Chaetomitrium dusenii,
Chaetomitrium elegans,
Chaetomitrium elongatum,
Chaetomitrium elmeri,
Chaetomitrium entodontoides,
Chaetomitrium fimbriatum,
Chaetomitrium frondosum,
Chaetomitrium horridulum,
Chaetomitrium laevifolium,
Chaetomitrium laevisetum,
Chaetomitrium lanceolatum,
Chaetomitrium lancifolium,
Chaetomitrium lauterbachii,
Chaetomitrium leptopoma,
Chaetomitrium macrohystrix,
Chaetomitrium nanohystrix,
Chaetomitrium nervosum,
Chaetomitrium orthorrhynchum,
Chaetomitrium paleatum,
Chaetomitrium papillifolium,
Chaetomitrium perakense,
Chaetomitrium perarmatum,
Chaetomitrium perlaeve,
Chaetomitrium philippinense,
Chaetomitrium poecilophyllum,
Chaetomitrium pseudoelongatum,
Chaetomitrium recurvifolium,
Chaetomitrium roemeri,
Chaetomitrium rugifolium,
Chaetomitrium setosum,
Chaetomitrium smithii,
Chaetomitrium speciosum,
Chaetomitrium spinosum,
Chaetomitrium sublaevisetum,
Species in the Symphyodontaceae family
Bryocrumia vivicolor,
Bryocrumia malabarica,
Bryocrumia torrentium,
Phyllodon bilobatus,
Phyllodon choiropyxis,
Phyllodon glossoides,
Phyllodon truncatulus,
Phyllodon truncatus,
Phyllodon lingulatus,
Phyllodon scutellifolius,
Phyllodon abruptus,
Phyllodon perplanicaulis,
Phyllodon subretusus,
Phyllodon cocoensis,
Phyllodon laevifolius,
Phyllodon similans,
Chaetomitriopsis glaucocarpa,
Chaetomitrium spuriosubtile,
Chaetomitrium sikkimense,
Chaetomitrium acanthocarpum,
Chaetomitrium aneitense,
Chaetomitrium auriculatum,
Chaetomitrium beccarii,
Chaetomitrium borbonicum,
Chaetomitrium borneense,
Chaetomitrium brassii,
Chaetomitrium callichrous,
Chaetomitrium ciliatum,
Chaetomitrium comorense,
Chaetomitrium confertum,
Chaetomitrium ctenidioides,
Chaetomitrium densum,
Chaetomitrium depressum,
Chaetomitrium dusenii,
Chaetomitrium elegans,
Chaetomitrium elongatum,
Chaetomitrium elmeri,
Chaetomitrium entodontoides,
Chaetomitrium fimbriatum,
Chaetomitrium frondosum,
Chaetomitrium horridulum,
Chaetomitrium laevifolium,
Chaetomitrium laevisetum,
Chaetomitrium lanceolatum,
Chaetomitrium lancifolium,
Chaetomitrium lauterbachii,
Chaetomitrium leptopoma,
Chaetomitrium macrohystrix,
Chaetomitrium nanohystrix,
Chaetomitrium nervosum,