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daltonia moss

Scientific Name: Daltonia splachnoides

Family: Daltoniaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Daltonia Moss: A Detailed Overview

This page provides comprehensive information about the moss genus Daltonia, with a particular focus on Daltonia splachnoides, commonly known as daltonia moss.

Considerations for Pets

  • Daltonia moss can grow on rocks.

Scientific Classification

  • Scientific Name: Daltonia Hook. &amp Taylor (Genus), Daltonia splachnoides (Sm.) Hook. &amp Tayl. (Species)
  • Common Name: Daltonia Moss
  • Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  • Family: Daltoniaceae
  • Rank: Genus, Species
  • Synonyms: Daltonia splachnoides (Sm. in Sm. &amp Sowerby) Hook. &amp Tayl., Daltonia valdiviae (Herzog 1922) (fide Bartram 1931) = Daltonia trachyodonta

Distribution and Habitat

  • Daltonia splachnoides is found in Scotland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Tasmania.
  • In California, Daltonia is known only from San Francisco and is thought to be introduced.
  • Specific locations mentioned include Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills in Scotland and Loch Maree.
  • The moss grows on humus, decaying wood, or rocks by streams and on tree boles, up to 500m.
  • Daltonia stenophylla is found in Antarctica, Brazil and Columbia.
  • Daltonia angustifolia has been reported from the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of Tamil Nadu in India.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Daltonia splachnoides is an elegant small moss that grows in dark green tufts on twigs, branches, or rocks.
  • The shoots are shiny, usually dark green, flattened, and erect, forming tufts up to 1 cm tall.
  • Plants are small, yellow-green, in lax tufts.
  • Stems are branched at the base or simple.
  • Leaves are flexuose when dry, erect-patent when wet, and narrow lanceolate.
  • The fringed calyptra is highly diagnostic.

Ecological Role

  • Daltonia angustifolia has been found on beetles.

Quirky Facts

  • Daltonia is named after James Dalton, an amateur botanist in Yorkshire, England, in the 19th century who described a number of British moss species.

Further Information

  • TSN 547701
  • GBIF view on Daltonia and Daltonia splachnoides
  • Tropicos
  • Drone-Application-Server database publication for Daltonia splachnoides biodroid.Taxa.573618