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aloina moss

Scientific Name: Aloina bifrons

Family: Pottiaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Aloina: The Aloina Moss

The genus Aloina, commonly referred to as aloina moss, comprises small mosses thriving in seasonally dry soils. This plant is a nonvascular plant.

Considerations for Pets

  • Aloina species have stiff, rigid leaves.
  • The plants have deeply concave leaves whose margins are incurved.
  • The cup-shaped leaves enclose a patch of...

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aloina Kindb. (Genus)
  • Common Name: Aloina Moss
  • Family: Pottiaceae
  • Division: Bryophyta
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Species Include:
    • Aloina rigida (Hedw.) Limpr. (rigid aloina moss)
    • Aloina brevirostris (Hook. &amp Grev.) Kindb. (aloina moss)
    • Aloina bifrons
    • Aloina aloides (Koch ex Schultz) Kindb. (Common Aloe-moss)
    • Aloina ambigua (Bruch &amp W. P. Schimper) Limpricht, 1888 (Tall Aloe-moss)
    • Aloina obliquifolia (C. Mll.) Broth.
    • Aloina potaninii Broth. ex P.-C. Chen
  • Synonyms:
    • Aloina pilifera (Recent synonym of Aloina bifrons)
    • Aloina aloides sensu stricto
    • Barbula obliquifolia C. Mll.
    • Aloina Hamulus
    • Aloina Aloides
    • Barbula aloides
  • Variety:
    • Aloina aloides var. ambigua (Bruch &amp Schimp. in B.S.G.) Craig in Grout &#8211 ambiguous aloina moss

Morphology and Growth Habit

  • Aloina aloides has stiff, rigid leaves held in a rosette.
  • The plants have deeply concave leaves whose margins are incurved.
  • The cup-shaped leaves enclose a patch of...

Distribution and Habitat

  • Aloina species are found in seasonally dry soils.
  • Aloina rigida is found in England.
  • Aloina potaninii was found in China: Shaanxi (Schen-si), in tectis urbis Tun-juen-fan, 1894, Giraldi s.n. (isotype H).
  • Aloina aloides is suited for coastal conditions.

Ecological Role

  • Aloina aloides is an acrocarpous species.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • It can be associated with fir tamarisk-moss, rounded pygmy-moss, common aloe-moss and tall aloe-moss.

Resources and Further Information

  • Tropicos
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • GBIF
  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes