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dicranella moss

Scientific Name: Dicranella crispa

Family: Dicranaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Dicranella

Common Names

  • Dicranella Moss
  • Silky Forklet-moss (specifically for Dicranella heteromalla)
  • Marsh Forklet-moss (specifically for Dicranella palustris)
  • Schreber's dicranella moss (specifically for Dicranella schreberiana)
  • Howe's dicranella moss (specifically for Dicranella howei)
  • Greville's dicranella moss (specifically for Dicranella rufescens)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Dicranella (Müll. Hal.) Schimp.
  • Family: Dicranaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae (inferred from the mention of "Scientific Classification. ? Kingdom: Plantae")
  • Order: Dicranales (specifically for Dicranella cerviculata)
  • Genus: Dicranella
  • Synonyms:
    • Dicranum subulatum (for Dicranella subulata)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Dicranella is a group of mosses largely inhabiting soil.
  • Abundant mostly in the humid northwest regions of the state (location unspecified).
  • Dicranella heteromalla is typically found growing on bare mineral soil.
  • Dicranella hilariana has been found in the Antarctic.
  • Dicranella dietrichiae has been found along the banks on either side of old forestry roads in what is now D'Aguilar National Park, in the hills behind Brisbane.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Forms dense, yellow-green to mid-green cushions or patches up to 3 cm deep, but often smaller.
  • Leaves are more or less curved, 3 to 3.5 mm long, pointing in one direction (falcate-secund).
  • Dicranella heteromalla has suberect, obliquely furrowed capsules tapered.
  • Dicranella varia has nodding, short, curved-asymmetric, smooth capsules with a disproportionately large.

Genetic and Cytological Information

  • The chromosome number of a Dicranella species was found to be n=23 and is expressed as n= 22+m

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Mention of being tagged in Flickr photos with other species.

Further Information

  • USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov (referenced in the context of Dicranella squarrosa)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • ResearchGate
  • PLANTSMusci, Mossen
  • British Bryological Society
  • Discover Life