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acaulon moss
Scientific Name: Acaulon muticum var. rufescens
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Acaulon muticum: Rounded Pygmy-moss
Acaulon muticum, commonly known as Rounded Pygmy-moss or acaulon moss, is a small moss belonging to the Pottiaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Acaulon muticum (Brid.) Muell.Hal.
- Common Names: Rounded Pygmy-moss, acaulon moss
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Synonyms:
- Acaulon rufescens Jaeg.
- Acaulon muticum var. rufescens (A. Jaeger) H.A. Crum.
- Other Species in the Genus:
- Acaulon triquetrum (Spruce) C. Mll. (Triangular Pygmy-moss)
- Acaulon schimperianum (Schimper's acaulon moss)
- Acaulon eremicola
- Acaulon integrifolium
- Acaulon mediterraneum (Spiny-spored Pygmy-moss)
Morphological Characteristics
- Plants are often brown in appearance.
- Typically 1-2 mm tall.
- Consist of a few concave upper leaves.
Distribution and Habitat
- Acaulon eremicola is found in arid central Australia.
- Acaulon schimperianum was formerly known only from North America but has now been reported in China.
Related Species and Similar Mosses
- Tortula acaulon, also known as Phascum cuspidatum or toothed phascum moss, is a similar moss with 3 mm leaves that forms green patches.