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entodon moss

Scientific Name: Entodon brevisetus

Family: Entodontaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

Duration:

Other Names: KY (a moss)

       

Entodon Mosses

The genus Entodon encompasses a variety of mosses, often referred to collectively as "entodon moss." This group includes several species with unique characteristics and distributions.

Considerations for Pets

  • Some Entodon species can attach quickly to various surfaces, including concrete.
  • Entodon mosses grow prostrate, forming flat colonies.

Considerations for Children

  • Some Entodon species can attach quickly to various surfaces, including concrete.
  • Entodon mosses grow prostrate, forming flat colonies.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Entodon Müll. Hal.
  • Family: Entodontaceae
  • Group: Moss
  • Synonyms:
    • Entodon concinnus (De Not.) Par.

Common Names

  • Entodon Moss
  • Seductive Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon seductrix)
  • Cylinder-moss (sometimes used generally)
  • Beyrich's Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon beyrichii)
  • Hampe's Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon hampeanus)
  • Lime Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon concinnus)
  • Schleicher's Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon schleicheri)
  • Sullivant's Entodon Moss (specifically for Entodon sullivantii)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Entodon mosses are found in various locations worldwide, including:
    • North America (USA and Canada)
    • Mexico
    • Antarctica
    • Northern and Southern Scotland
    • Northern England
    • East Asia (including China)
    • Tropical Africa
    • Nepal (Mount Abu, Rajasthan)
    • Marion County, Ohio
    • Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  • They thrive on diverse surfaces, ranging from acid soil to concrete and slag.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Grows prostrate, forming flat, shiny green colonies.
  • Medium to large moss, often encountered as scattered shoots several centimeters long.
  • Entodon seductrix has horizontal stems covered with short leaves.

Quirky Facts

  • The Curator of the National Herbarium of Canada thinks that the seductive entodon moss "fit the bill."

Additional Information

  • Entodon myurus protonema lacks a strict differentiation into chloronema and caulonema.

Further Information

  • EOL Entodon seductrix
  • Toolik-Arctic Geobotanical Atlas