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barbula moss

Scientific Name: Barbula eustegia

Family: Pottiaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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This page provides information about various species within the genus Barbula, a group of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.

Barbula is considered the largest genus within the Pottiaceae family.

Common Name: Barbula Moss
Synonyms:
- Barbula unguiculata f. apiculata (Hedw.) Mnk.
- Barbula unguiculata f. propagulosa Crum.
- Barbula convoluta var. eustegia
Accepted Scientific Name: Various species including Barbula unguiculata Hedw., Barbula indica var. indica, Barbula convoluta, Barbula agraria, Barbula amplexifolia, Barbula calycina, Barbula caespitosa, Barbula ehrenbergii, Barbula satoi, Barbula constricta, and Barbula rutfofusca.

In California, Barbula species are noted as relatively uncommon plants found in disturbed or semi-desert environments.
Barbula unguiculata was found on a road margin in Osaka, Japan.
A specific Barbula species was found in calcareous regions of the Austrian Alps.

Barbula unguiculata grows in distinctive, bright yellow-green turfs reaching up to 1.5 cm in height.
The leaves of Barbula unguiculata are typically 1.5 to 2 mm long and spread away from the stem when moist.
Barbula convoluta is a bright, yellow-green moss that forms cushions or tufts on substrates.
Barbula sardoa forms ball-like aggregates of moss shoots.

A new species of Pythium, named Pythium barbulae, was isolated from Barbula unguiculata.
Barbula constricta has been used as a bio-monitor, for analysis of seasonal and annual metal data.