No images found for this plant ID: 626.
Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "626" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.
Schimper's acaulon moss
Scientific Name: Acaulon schimperianum
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Schimper's Acaulon Moss
Learn about Schimper's Acaulon Moss, a fascinating nonvascular plant.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Acaulon schimperianum (Sull.) Sull.
- Common Names: Schimper's acaulon moss, acaulon moss
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Group: Moss
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Synonyms: Acaulon schimperianum Sullivant in Sullivant & Lesquereux, 1856, 1857
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in the USA and Canada.
Morphological Characteristics
- Plants are often look brown.
- Plants are 1-2 mm tall
- Plants seem to consist of a few concave upper leaves
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Mention of an "algal-moss association" involving Acaulon muticum.
Further Information
- Information available in the Encyclopedia of Life.