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cynodontium moss
Scientific Name: Cynodontium polycarpon
Family: Dicranaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Cynodontium Moss
This page provides information about the moss genus Cynodontium, often referred to by the common name "cynodontium moss."
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cynodontium Bruch & Schimp. ex Schimp.
- Family: Dicranaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Genus
Species within Cynodontium
- Cynodontium alpestre (Wahlenb.) Milde
- Cynodontium bruntonii
- Cynodontium gracilescens (Web. & Mohr.) Schimp. Synonyms: Dicranum gracilescens Web. & Mohr
- Cynodontium jenneri (Schimp.) Stirt. (Jenner's dog-tooth moss)
- Cynodontium polycarpon
- Cynodontium schisti (Schist Cynodontium Moss)
- Cynodontium strumiferum (Hedw.) Lindb.
- Cynodontium strumulosum C. Miill. & Kindb.
- Cynodontium suecicum
- Cynodontium tenellum (Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G.) Limpr.
Morphological Characteristics
- Cynodontium bruntonii: A medium-sized moss forming dense, dark to mid-green cushions up to 5 cm high. Its leaves are approximately 3 mm long and tend to curl.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Montana, United States, where there are at least 153 species of mosses.
- Non-basic habitats are favored by most Cynodontium species.
Quirky Facts
- Cynodontium is one of a number of plants in the Dicranaceae that may make the uninitiated think of the Pottiaceae.
Further Information
- Tropicos
- Cent. Amer. Moss
- China Moss
- MossWorld Flora
- Encyclopedia of Life
- California Moss eFlora
- Wikimedia Commons (for Cynodontium polycarpon)