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small archidium moss
Scientific Name: Archidium minus
Family: Archidiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Small Archidium Moss (Archidium minus)
Archidium minus, commonly known as Small Archidium Moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family Archidiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Archidium minus (Renauld & Cardot) Snider
- Synonyms: Archidium hallii var. minus Ren. & Card.
- Family: Archidiaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
This small moss has been encountered in California and is also found in Britain and Ireland. It grows in dark or mid-green patches or loose mats.
Morphological Characteristics
- Grows in dark or mid-green patches or loose mats.
- Stems can reach up to 2 cm long.
- Often forms of more or less prostrate, non-fertile shoots with short stems.
- Stem leaves are small and distant on short plants, becoming longer and erect-spreading on taller plants.
- Leaves are ovate or ovate-lanceolate.
Spore Characteristics
- When the capsule of the sporophyte is ripe, it releases thousands of tiny spores.
- The vast majority of species have small spores.
Quirky Facts
- Archidium is one of the smallest mosses.
- The genus Archidium contains about 35 species of moss.
Further Information
- Garden Guides: Offers plant information, identification details, uses, and gardening advice.
- Tropicos: Provides information on Archidium yunnanense and other species.
- ARKive: Features information about Archidium elatum.