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aloina moss

Scientific Name: Aloina

Family: Pottiaceae

Category: Moss

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Aloina: The Aloina Moss

The genus Aloina encompasses a group of small mosses adapted to seasonally dry soil conditions. Several species and varieties are recognized, each with unique characteristics and distributions.

Considerations for Pets and Children

  • Aloina species are small plants with leaves that are deeply concave. The cup-shaped leaves enclose a patch of stuff.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aloina Kindb. (Genus)
  • Common Name: Aloina moss
  • Family: Pottiaceae
  • Division: Bryophyta
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Species Examples:
    • Aloina rigida (Hedw.) Limpr. (rigid aloina moss)
    • Aloina brevirostris (Hook. &amp Grev.) Kindb. (aloina moss)
    • Aloina bifrons (aloina moss)
    • Aloina aloides (Koch ex Schultz) Kindb. (Common Aloe-moss)
    • Aloina ambigua (Bruch &amp W. P. Schimper) Limpricht (tall aloe-moss, ambiguous aloina moss)
    • Aloina obliquifolia (C. Mll.) Broth.
  • Variety Example:
    • Aloina aloides var. ambigua (Bruch &amp Schimp. in B.S.G.) Craig in Grout (ambiguous aloina moss)
  • Synonyms:
    • Aloina pilifera (recent synonym of Aloina bifrons)
    • Aloina aloides sensu stricto
    • Barbula obliquifolia C. Mll. (synonym of Aloina obliquifolia)
  • Taxonomic Serial Number: 16687 (for Aloina brevirostris)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Aloina species are found in seasonally dry soils.
  • One type specimen of Aloina potaninii was collected in Shaanxi, China.
  • Aloina rigida is found in England.
  • Aloina aloides is suited for coastal conditions.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Aloina plants are small.
  • Leaves are deeply concave with incurved margins, forming a cup-like shape.
  • Aloina aloides has stiff, rigid leaves held in a rosette.

Ecological Role

  • Developing sporophytes transition from an inducible to a constitutive ecological strategy of desiccation tolerance in the moss Aloina ambigua.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Mention of a study of cultured sporophytes and vegetative shoots from a single genotype of Aloina ambigua.

Further Information

  • Encyclopedia of Life: www.eol.org/pages/852113 (for Aloina aloides)
  • Symbiota Bryophytes: symbiota.org/bryophytes/taxa/index.php?taxon= (for Aloina aloides)
  • GBIF view on Aloina rigida
  • Tropicos (China Moss project)