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acuminate brachythecium moss
Scientific Name: Brachythecium acuminatum
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Brachythecium acuminatum: Acuminate Brachythecium Moss
Brachythecium acuminatum, commonly known as Acuminate Brachythecium Moss, is a species of moss belonging to the Brachytheciaceae family. This plant is also referred to by the synonym Chamberlainia acuminata.
Considerations for Pets and Children
- The term "acuminate" describes the leaf shape, indicating that the leaves taper to a point.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin
- Common Name: Acuminate Brachythecium Moss
- Family: Brachytheciaceae
- Order: Hypnales
- Class: Bryopsida
- Synonyms:
- Chamberlainia acuminata (Hedw.)
- Brachythecium acuminatum var. rupincola (Hedw.) Rau & Herv.
- Brachythecium acuminatum var. rupincola
Distribution and Habitat
- This moss has been observed in Mississippi.
Morphological Characteristics
- The leaves are acuminate, meaning they taper to a point. The acumen is neither filiform (thread-like) nor entirely acuminate.
- In the species Brachythecium stereopoma, the leaves are rather oval shaped with an abruptly acuminate tip.
- Stem leaves are long-acuminate from an ovate to deltoid base, broadly and long-decurrent.
Further Information
- USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Tropicos
- EOL.org
- Illustrations: E.Nyholm, Illustrated Moss Flora of Fennoscandia 2(5): 544 (1965)
- UC Berkeley - California Moss eFlora